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H6895קָבַבqa.vav

to cursePart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. Genesis: 0
  2. Exodus: 0
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. 10
  5. Deuteronomy: 0
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. Judges: 0
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1 Samuel: 0
  10. 2 Samuel: 0
  11. 1 Kings: 0
  12. 2 Kings: 0
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 2 Chronicles: 0
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. 2
  19. Psalms: 0
  20. 2
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. Isaiah: 0
  24. Jeremiah: 0
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

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14 occurrences in 12 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Numbers 22:11

    Behold the people that is come out of Egypt, it covereth the face of the earth; now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.'

    קָֽבָה־ (קָֽבָ) ka.va “curse”

  2. Numbers 22:17

    for I will promote thee unto very great honour, and whatsoever thou sayest unto me I will do; come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people.'

    קָֽבָה־ (קָֽבָ) ka.va “curse”

  3. Numbers 23:8

    How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?

    אֶקֹּ֔ב 'e.Ko “will I curse”קַבֹּ֖ה (קַבֹּ֖) ka.Bo “he has cursed”

  4. Numbers 23:11

    And Balak said unto Balaam: 'What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.'

    לָקֹ֤ב (קֹ֤ב) Ko “curse”

  5. Numbers 23:13

    And Balak said unto him: 'Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them; thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all; and curse me them from thence.'

    וְקָבְנוֹ־ (קָבְ) ka.ve. “curse”

  6. Numbers 23:25

    And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Neither curse them at all, nor bless them at all.'

    קֹ֖ב ko “at all <curse>”תִקֳּבֶ֑נּוּ (תִקֳּבֶ֑) ti.ko.Ve. “you will curse”

  7. Numbers 23:27

    And Balak said unto Balaam: 'Come now, I will take thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God that thou mayest curse me them from thence.'

    וְקַבֹּ֥תוֹ (קַבֹּ֥ת) ka.Bo.to “you will curse”

  8. Numbers 24:10

    And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said unto Balaam: 'I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.

    לָקֹ֤ב (קֹ֤ב) Ko “curse”

  9. Job 3:8

    Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.

    יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ (יִקְּבֻ֥) yi.ke.Vu. “let them curse”

  10. Job 5:3

    I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.

    וָאֶקּ֖וֹב (אֶקּ֖וֹב) 'e.Kov “I cursed”

  11. Proverbs 11:26

    He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

    יִקְּבֻ֣הוּ (יִקְּבֻ֣) yi.ke.Vu. “they curse”

  12. Proverbs 24:24

    He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him;

    יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ (יִקְּבֻ֥) yi.ke.Vu. “they will curse”