כבש

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
כ־ב־שׂ (k-b-ś)

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)
    • Tanach, 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.
Further reading

Etymology 2
Root
כ־ב־שׁ (k-b-š)

Verb

כָּבַשׁ • (kavásh) third-singular masculine past (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. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
See also
References

Verb

כָּבַשׁ • (kavásh) third-singular masculine past (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. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

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

  1. (archaic) ramp (inclined surface)

References
  • “כבש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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