קָבַע

hebrewOld TestamentVerb6 occurrences2 books3 verses

Definition

a primitive root; to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraud
Traditional renderings: rob, spoil.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Proverbs 22:23וְקָבַ֖ע · and will plunder; קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם · those who rob them
    …for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
  2. Malachi 3:8הֲיִקְבַּ֨ע · rob; קֹבְעִ֣ים · are robbing; קְבַעֲנ֑וּךָ · do we rob You
    Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.
  3. Malachi 3:9קֹבְעִ֑ים · are still robbing Me
    You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.