Lexical Summary qaba: perhaps to rob Original Word: קָבַעTransliteration: qaba Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-bah') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: perhaps to rob Meaning: to cover, defraud Strong's Concordance rob, spoil A primitive root; to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraud -- rob, spoil. Brown-Driver-Briggs H6906. qaba קָבַע verb dubious, perhaps rob (synonym גזל, so Rabb (rare), see DePr 22, 23); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְקָכַע Proverbs 22:23, subject ׳י, with accusative of person + thing; with accusative pers alone 1 plural קְבַעֲנוּךָ כַּמֶּה Malachi 3:8 (object ׳י); Imperfect3masculine singular אֱלֹהִים אָדָם הֲיִקְבַּע 3:8; Participle active אֹתִי קֹבְעִים אַתֶּם 3:8; 3:9; suffix קֹבְעֵיהֶם Proverbs 22:23 those robbing them. — In Malachi ᵐ5 We עָקַב circumvent. |