כבש

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic كَبْش‎ (kabš).

Noun

כֶּבֶשׂ • (kéves) m (plural indefinite כְּבָשִׂים‎, singular construct כֶּבֶשׂ־, plural construct כִּבְשֵׂי־‎, feminine counterpart כִּבְשָׂה‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. sheep (the animal)
    • Isaiah 11:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      ‏וְגָר זְאֵב עִם־כֶּבֶשׂ וְנָמֵר עִם־גְּדִי יִרְבָּץ וְעֵגֶל וּכְפִיר וּמְרִיא יַחְדָּו וְנַעַר קָטֹן נֹהֵג בָּם׃‎‎
      v'gár z'év 'im-kéves v'namér 'im-g'dí yirbáts v'égel ukh'fír um'rí yakhdáv v'ná'ar katón nohég bám.
      And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

Etymology 2
Root
כ־ב־שׁ‎

Verb

כָּבַשׁ • (kavásh) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִכְבַּשׁ‎)

  1. to conquer, subjugate
  2. to tread down with feet, to level
  3. (literary) to hold back, to overcome one's instincts

Conjugation
Conjugation of כָּבַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לכבוש \ לִכְבֹּשׁ‎
  • action noun: כְּבִישָׁה‎
  • passive participle: כָּבוּשׁ‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first כָּבַשְׁתִּי‎כָּבַשְׁנוּ‎
second כָּבַשְׁתָּ‎כָּבַשְׁתְּ‎כְּבַשְׁתֶּם‎1כְּבַשְׁתֶּן‎1
third כָּבַשׁכָּבְשָׁה‎כָּבְשׁוּ‎
present כּוֹבֵשׁ‎כּוֹבֶשֶׁת‎כּוֹבְשִׁים‎כּוֹבְשׁוֹת‎
future first אכבוש \ אֶכְבֹּשׁ‎נכבוש \ נִכְבֹּשׁ‎
second תכבוש \ תִּכְבֹּשׁ‎תִּכְבְּשִׁי‎תִּכְבְּשׁוּ‎תכבושנה \ תִּכְבֹּשְׁנָה‎2
third יכבוש \ יִכְבֹּשׁ‎תכבוש \ תִּכְבֹּשׁ‎יִכְבְּשׁוּ‎תכבושנה \ תִּכְבֹּשְׁנָה‎2
imperative כבוש \ כְּבֹשׁ‎כִּבְשִׁי‎כִּבְשׁוּ‎כבושנה \ כְּבֹשְׁנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced כָּבַשְׁתֶּם‎ and כָּבַשְׁתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.
See also

Verb

כָּבַשׁ • (kavásh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pickle: to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution

Conjugation
Conjugation of כָּבַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לכבוש \ לִכְבֹּשׁ‎
  • action noun: כְּבִישָׁה‎
  • passive participle: כָּבוּשׁ‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first כָּבַשְׁתִּי‎כָּבַשְׁנוּ‎
second כָּבַשְׁתָּ‎כָּבַשְׁתְּ‎כְּבַשְׁתֶּם‎1כְּבַשְׁתֶּן‎1
third כָּבַשׁכָּבְשָׁה‎כָּבְשׁוּ‎
present כּוֹבֵשׁ‎כּוֹבֶשֶׁת‎כּוֹבְשִׁים‎כּוֹבְשׁוֹת‎
future first אכבוש \ אֶכְבֹּשׁ‎נכבוש \ נִכְבֹּשׁ‎
second תכבוש \ תִּכְבֹּשׁ‎תִּכְבְּשִׁי‎תִּכְבְּשׁוּ‎תכבושנה \ תִּכְבֹּשְׁנָה‎2
third יכבוש \ יִכְבֹּשׁ‎תכבוש \ תִּכְבֹּשׁ‎יִכְבְּשׁוּ‎תכבושנה \ תִּכְבֹּשְׁנָה‎2
imperative כבוש \ כְּבֹשׁ‎כִּבְשִׁי‎כִּבְשׁוּ‎כבושנה \ כְּבֹשְׁנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced כָּבַשְׁתֶּם‎ and כָּבַשְׁתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

כֶּבֶשׁ • (kevesh) m (plural indefinite כְּבָשִׁים‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. (archaic) ramp (inclined surface)

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