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Jeremiah 4:14

“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כָּבַסkâbaç · kaw-bas'
H3526 · Hebrew

Definition: to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: fuller, wash(-ing).
Grammar: כַּבְּסִ֨י — verb Piel, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular
Code HVpv2fs
Usage: Occurs 51 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 49:11 Exodus 19:10 Exodus 19:14 Leviticus 6:20 Leviticus 11:25

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כָּבַס here.

Verse 13 Verse 15

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.