כָּבָהkâbâh

be quenched, extinguished, go out, of fire or lamp

Pronunciation: kaw-baw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3518

Meanings

Qal: be quenched, extinguished (Isaiah 43:17; 1 Samuel 3:3; Proverbs 21:18)

Pi`el: quench, extinguish (2 Samuel 14:7; Isaiah 42:3; 2 Samuel 21:17)

Where it appears

Appears 24 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 6:12 Meanwhile, the fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must never go out. Each morning the priest will add fresh wood to the fire and arrange the burnt offering on it. He will then burn the fat of the peace offerings on it.
  • Leviticus 6:13 Remember, the fire must be kept burning on the altar at all times. It must never go out.
  • 1 Samuel 3:3 The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was sleeping in the Tabernacle near the Ark of God.
  • 2 Samuel 14:7 Now the rest of the family is demanding, ‘Let us have your son. We will execute him for murdering his brother. He doesn’t deserve to inherit his family’s property.’ They want to extinguish the only coal I have left, and my husband’s name and family will disappear from the face of the earth.”
  • 2 Samuel 21:17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue and killed the Philistine. Then David’s men declared, “You are not going out to battle with us again! Why risk snuffing out the light of Israel?”
  • 2 Kings 22:17 For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will burn against this place, and it will not be quenched.’
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).