3535. kibsah or kabsah

Strong's Lexicon

kibsah or kabsah: Ewe lamb

Original Word: כִּבְשָׂה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: kibsah
Pronunciation: kib-saw' or kab-saw'
Phonetic Spelling: (kib-saw')
Definition: Ewe lamb
Meaning: a ewe

Word Origin: Derived from the root כֶּבֶשׂ (keves), meaning "lamb" or "young sheep."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "kibsah" or "kabsah," the Greek word ἀμνός (amnos) is used in the New Testament to refer to a lamb, particularly in sacrificial contexts (e.g., John 1:29).

Usage: The term "kibsah" or "kabsah" refers specifically to a female lamb or ewe lamb. It is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a young female sheep, often in contexts related to sacrificial offerings, pastoral life, and parables.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, sheep were a vital part of agrarian life, providing wool, milk, and meat. Ewe lambs, in particular, were valuable for their ability to reproduce and sustain the flock. The sacrificial system outlined in the Torah often required lambs, including ewe lambs, as offerings to God, symbolizing purity and innocence. The pastoral lifestyle of the Israelites is frequently reflected in biblical narratives and parables, where sheep and shepherds are common motifs.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as kebes
Definition
ewe lamb
NASB Translation
ewe lamb (3), ewe lambs (3), ewe-lamb (1), lamb (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

כִּבְשָׂה, כַּבְשָׂה noun feminine ewe-lamb; ׳כִּ 2 Samuel 12:3,6; ׳כַּ Leviticus 14:10; Numbers 6:14; construct כִּבְשַׂת 2 Samuel 12:4; plural כְּבָשׂת Genesis 21:29,30; construct כִּבְשׂת Genesis 21:28; — ewe-lambs (7) set in witness Genesis 21:28,29,30 (E); used in sacrifice Leviticus 14:10 (purification), Numbers 6:14 (Nazirite; both P, and both "" כָּבֶשׂ); for food, in Nathan's parable 2 Samuel 12:3,4,6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

ewe lamb

Or kabsah {kab-saw'}; feminine of kebes; a ewe -- (ewe) lamb.

see HEBREW kebes

Forms and Transliterations

הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה הכבשה וְכַבְשָׂ֥ה וְכַבְשָׂ֨ה וכבשה כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת כְּבָשֹׂת֙ כִּבְשַׂת֙ כִּבְשָׂ֨ה כִּבְשֹׂ֥ת כבשה כבשת hak·kiḇ·śāh hakkiḇśāh hakkivSah kə·ḇā·śōṯ kəḇāśōṯ kevaSot kiḇ·śāh kiḇ·śaṯ kiḇ·śōṯ kiḇśāh kiḇśaṯ kiḇśōṯ kivSah kivSat kivSot vechavSah wə·ḵaḇ·śāh wəḵaḇśāh

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 21:28
HEB: אֶת־ שֶׁ֛בַע כִּבְשֹׂ֥ת הַצֹּ֖אן לְבַדְּהֶֽן׃
NAS: seven ewe lambs of the flock
KJV: seven ewe lambs of the flock
INT: Abraham seven ewe of the flock themselves

Genesis 21:29
HEB: הֵ֗נָּה שֶׁ֤בַע כְּבָשֹׂת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: seven ewe lambs mean, which
KJV: [mean] these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set
INT: in seven ewe these which

Genesis 21:30
HEB: אֶת־ שֶׁ֣בַע כְּבָשֹׂ֔ת תִּקַּ֖ח מִיָּדִ֑י
NAS: these seven ewe lambs from my hand
KJV: For [these] seven ewe lambs shalt thou take
INT: for seven ewe shall take my hand

Leviticus 14:10
HEB: כְבָשִׂים֙ תְּמִימִ֔ים וְכַבְשָׂ֥ה אַחַ֛ת בַּת־
NAS: and a yearling ewe lamb without defect,
KJV: and one ewe lamb of the first
INT: male without ewe and one of the first

Numbers 6:14
HEB: אֶחָד֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה וְכַבְשָׂ֨ה אַחַ֧ת בַּת־
NAS: and one ewe-lamb a year
KJV: and one ewe lamb of the first
INT: one A burnt ewe-lamb and one old

2 Samuel 12:3
HEB: כִּי֩ אִם־ כִּבְשָׂ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙
NAS: one little ewe lamb Which he bought
KJV: little ewe lamb, which he had bought
INT: for lo ewe one little

2 Samuel 12:4
HEB: וַיִּקַּ֗ח אֶת־ כִּבְשַׂת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָרָ֔אשׁ
NAS: man's ewe lamb and prepared
KJV: man's lamb, and dressed
INT: had come took ewe man's the poor

2 Samuel 12:6
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם
NAS: He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold,
KJV: And he shall restore the lamb fourfold,
INT: the lamb make fourfold

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3535
8 Occurrences

hak·kiḇ·śāh — 1 Occ.
kə·ḇā·śōṯ — 2 Occ.
kiḇ·śāh — 1 Occ.
kiḇ·śaṯ — 1 Occ.
kiḇ·śōṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵaḇ·śāh — 2 Occ.