Original Language Studio
Malachi 3:8
“Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.” (KJV)
Tap a word · read right to left
Lexical meaning
קָבַעqâbaʻ · kaw-bah'
H6906 · Hebrew
H6906 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraud
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- rob, spoil.
- Grammar
- הֲ — particle (interrogative)
- יִקְבַּ֨ע — verb Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 6 times in the Hebrew Bible.Proverbs 22:23Proverbs 22:23Malachi 3:9
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 קָבַע here.
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.