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Numbers 19:10

“And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.” (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
  • וְ֠ — conjunction
  • כִבֶּס — verb Piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vpq3ms
Usage
Occurs 51 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 49:11Exodus 19:14Leviticus 6:20Leviticus 11:25Leviticus 11:28

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.

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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.