Strong's Lexicon kibrah: A measure of distance, a length Original Word: כִּבְרָה Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be long Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, as "kibrah" is a specific Hebrew term for distance. However, Greek terms related to distance or journey, such as "stadion" (G4712), might be considered in a broader sense. Usage: The term "kibrah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a measure of distance. It is often translated as "a length" or "a measure" and is used to describe a specific distance traveled or to be traveled. The exact measurement is not clearly defined in modern terms, but it implies a significant distance. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, measurements of distance were often based on practical, everyday experiences rather than precise units like those used today. Terms like "kibrah" would have been understood contextually by the people of the time, often related to the time it took to travel a certain distance by foot or by caravan. Such measurements were crucial for travel, trade, and communication in the ancient Near East. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kabar Definition distance NASB Translation distance* (3), some (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs [כִּבְרָה] noun feminine apparently distance, only in the phrase כִּבְרַת (ה)ארץ a distance of land or length of way, Genesis 35:16 לָכוֺא אֶפְרָתָה ׳ה ׳וַיְהִי עוֺד כ, Genesis 48:7 לָבאֹ אֶפְרָתָה ׳א ׳בְּעוֺד כ, 2 Kings 5:19 אָ֑רֶץ ׳וַיֵּלֶךְ מֵאִתּוֺ כ. The distance meant is uncertain, but from 2 Kings 5:19 it would seem to have been a short one; see further DiGenesis 35:16 and Thes (Assyrian kibrâti is a (widely extended) territory, quarter of the world, etc., DlHWB 315; according to Hoffm.GGAbh. xxxvi (1890), 23-25 perhaps the distance that one can see). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance little Feminine of kbar; properly, length, i.e. A measure (of uncertain dimension) -- X little. see HEBREW kbar Forms and Transliterations כִּבְרַת־ כברת־ kiḇ·raṯ- kiḇraṯ- kivratLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 35:16 HEB: וַֽיְהִי־ ע֥וֹד כִּבְרַת־ הָאָ֖רֶץ לָב֣וֹא NAS: and when there was still some distance to go KJV: and there was but a little way INT: there was still some way to go Genesis 48:7 2 Kings 5:19 3 Occurrences |
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