קָבַץ (qâbats) — Assemble

Hebrew word study: קָבַץ (qâbats), Strong's H6908. to grasp, i.e. collect

HebrewStrong's H6908
Quick definition
Hebrew word
קָבַץ (qâbats)
Pronounced: kaw-bats'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to grasp, i.e. collect

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.

Where this word appears

Strong's H6908 is tagged on 126 words in 120 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 41:35 and last appears in Zechariah 10:10.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he gathered ×10and they gathered together ×10and I will gather ×9I will gather ×4and they gathered ×4I will gather them ×3and I will gather them ×3and he assembled ×3gather ×3gather together ×3they have gathered together ×3and let them gather ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וַיִּקְבֹּץ ×14וְקִבַּצְתִּי ×9וַיִּקָּבְצוּ ×9נִקְבְּצוּ ×6אֲקַבֵּץ ×5מְקַבֵּץ ×5הִקָּבְצוּ ×4וַיִּתְקַבְּצוּ ×4הִתְקַבְּצוּ ×3וַיִּקְבְּצוּ ×3

Books where it appears most

Isaiah ×20Ezekiel ×162 Chronicles ×111 Samuel ×10Jeremiah ×81 Kings ×5Ezra ×5Nehemiah ×5

Verses (first 25 of 120)

  • Genesis 41:35 — וְיִקְבְּצוּ — and let them gather
  • Genesis 41:48 — וַיִּקְבֹּץ — and he gathered
  • Genesis 49:2 — הִקָּבְצוּ — assemble
  • Deuteronomy 13:16 — תִּקְבֹּץ — you will gather
  • Deuteronomy 30:3 — וְקִבֶּצְךָ — and he will gather you
  • Deuteronomy 30:4 — יְקַבֶּצְךָ — he will gather you
  • Joshua 9:2 — וַיִּתְקַבְּצוּ — and they gathered together
  • Joshua 10:6 — נִקְבְּצוּ — they have gathered together
  • Judges 9:47 — הִתְקַבְּצוּ — they had gathered together
  • Judges 12:4 — וַיִּקְבֹּץ — and he gathered
  • 1 Samuel 7:5 — קִבְצוּ — gather
  • 1 Samuel 7:6 — וַיִּקָּבְצוּ — and they gathered together
  • 1 Samuel 7:7 — הִתְקַבְּצוּ — they had gathered together
  • 1 Samuel 8:4 — וַיִּתְקַבְּצוּ — and they gathered together
  • 1 Samuel 22:2 — וַיִּתְקַבְּצוּ — and they gathered together
  • 1 Samuel 25:1 — וַיִּקָּבְצוּ — and they gathered together
  • 1 Samuel 28:1 — וַיִּקְבְּצוּ — and they gathered together
  • 1 Samuel 28:4 — וַיִּקָּבְצוּ — and they gathered together
  • 1 Samuel 29:1 — וַיִּקְבְּצוּ — and they gathered
  • 2 Samuel 2:25 — וַיִּתְקַבְּצוּ — and they gathered together
  • 2 Samuel 2:30 — וַיִּקְבֹּץ — and he gathered
  • 2 Samuel 3:21 — וְאֶקְבְּצָה — and let me gather
  • 1 Kings 11:24 — וַיִּקְבֹּץ — and he gathered
  • 1 Kings 18:19 — קְבֹץ — gather
  • 1 Kings 18:20 — וַיִּקְבֹּץ — and he gathered

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H3343 יְקַבְצְאֵל (Yᵉqabtsᵉʼêl), H6899 קִבּוּץ (qibbûwts), H6909 קַבְצְאֵל (Qabtsᵉʼêl), H6910 קְבֻצָה (qᵉbutsâh), H6911 קִבְצַיִם (Qibtsayim).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does qâbats (H6908) mean?

To grasp, i.e. collect.

How is H6908 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H6908 as: assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up..

How often does קָבַץ (qâbats) appear?

Strong's H6908 is tagged on 126 words in 120 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 41:35 and last appears in Zechariah 10:10.