Qava קָבַע
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| קָבַע | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qava |
| Strong's number | H6906 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to rob |
| Occurrences | 6 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Malachi (2) |
Qava (Hebrew קָבַע, Strong's H6906) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to rob”. It occurs 6 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) (Qal) to rob
1a) meaning uncertain
1a) meaning uncertain
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | robbed (3), spoil (1), spoiled (1), rob (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | will plunder (1), those who rob them (1), rob (1), are robbing (1), do we rob you (1), are still robbing me (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qava, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 22:23For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
Malachi
- Malachi 3:8Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.
- Malachi 3:9Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).