# כבש
## Hebrew
### Etymology 1

Cognate with Arabic كَبْش (kabš).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA: /ˈkɛ.vɛs/ [ˈkʰɛː.vɛs]
* (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA: /ˈka.vas/ [ˈkʰæː.væs]
* (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA: /ˈke.bes/
* (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA: /ˈkɛ.vɛs/
* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /ˈke.ves/
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#### Noun

כֶּבֶשׂ • (kéves) m (plural indefinite כְּבָשִׂים, singular construct כֶּבֶשׂ־, plural construct כִּבְשֵׂי־, feminine counterpart כִּבְשָׂה) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
* sheep (an ovine 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.

##### Declension

| Number | Isolated forms | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns | With possessive pronouns |
| Number | State | Form | Person | singular | singular | plural | plural |
| Number | State | Form | Person | m. | f. | m. | f. |
| singular | indefinite | כֶּבֶשׂ | first | כִּבְשִׂי | כִּבְשִׂי | כִּבְשֵׂנוּ | כִּבְשֵׂנוּ |
| singular | definite | הַכֶּבֶשׂ | second | כִּבְשְׂךָ | כִּבְשֵׂךְ | כִּבְשְׂכֶם | כִּבְשְׂכֶן |
| singular | construct | כֶּבֶשׂ־ | third | כִּבְשׂוֹ | כִּבְשָׂהּ | כִּבְשָׂם | כִּבְשָׂן |
| plural | indefinite | כְּבָשִׂים | first | כבשיי / כְּבָשַׂי | כבשיי / כְּבָשַׂי | כְּבָשֵׂינוּ | כְּבָשֵׂינוּ |
| plural | definite | הַכְּבָשִׂים | second | כְּבָשֶׂיךָ | כבשייך / כְּבָשַׂיִךְ | כִּבְשֵׂיכֶם | כִּבְשֵׂיכֶן |
| plural | construct | כִּבְשֵׂי־ | third | כְּבָשָׂיו | כְּבָשֶׂיהָ | כִּבְשֵׂיהֶם | כִּבְשֵׂיהֶן |

##### Alternative forms

* כֶּשֶׂב

#### Further reading

* H3532 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Biblical Hebrew) IPA: /kaːˈbaʃ/, [kaːˈβaʃ]
* (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA: /kɔˈbaʃ/, [kʰɔːˈvaːʃ]
* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /kaˈvaʃ/

#### Verb

כָּבַשׁ • (kavásh) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִכְבַּשׁ)
* to conquer, subjugate
* to tread down with feet, to level
* (literary) to hold back, to overcome one's instincts

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Pronounced כָּבַשְׁתֶּם and כָּבַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. $^2$ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

#### See also

* כְּבִישׁ (k'vísh)
* כיבוש / כִּבּוּשׁ (kibúsh)
* כבוש (kavúsh)

#### References

* H3533 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

כָּבַשׁ • (kavásh) (pa'al construction)
* to pickle: to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Pronounced כָּבַשְׁתֶּם and כָּבַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. $^2$ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

### Etymology 4
#### Noun

כֶּבֶשׁ • (kévesh) m (plural indefinite כְּבָשִׁים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
* (archaic) ramp (inclined surface)

#### References

* “כבש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

#### Further reading

* כבש on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{he}$

### Anagrams

* שכב