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Numbers 32:22

“And the land be subdued before the Lord: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the Lord.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

כָּבַשׁkâbash · kaw-bash'
H3533 · Hebrew

Definition: to tread down; hence, negatively, to disregard; positively, to conquer, subjugate, violate
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: bring into bondage, force, keep under, subdue, bring into subjection.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
נִכְבְּשָׁ֨ה — verb Niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
Code HC/VNq3fs
Usage: Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:28 Numbers 32:29 Joshua 18:1 2 Samuel 8:11 1 Chronicles 22:18

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 כָּבַשׁ 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.