6913. qeber
Berean Strong's Lexicon
qeber: Grave, tomb, sepulcher

Original Word: קֶבֶר
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: qeber
Pronunciation: KEH-ber
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-ber)
Definition: Grave, tomb, sepulcher
Meaning: a sepulchre

Word Origin: From the root verb קָבַר (qabar), meaning "to bury."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3419: μνημεῖον (mnēmeion) - tomb, sepulcher

- G5028: τάφος (taphos) - grave, burial place

Usage: The Hebrew word "qeber" primarily refers to a physical location where a body is interred, such as a grave or tomb. It is used throughout the Old Testament to denote the final resting place of individuals, often highlighting the act of burial as a significant cultural and religious practice. The term can also imply the concept of death and the afterlife, serving as a reminder of human mortality.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, burial practices were of great importance. The act of burying the dead was seen as a way to honor the deceased and provide them with a dignified resting place. Graves were often marked and sometimes included inscriptions or monuments. Family tombs were common, and being buried with one's ancestors was considered a sign of respect and continuity. The practice of burial also had religious significance, as it was seen as a way to return the body to the earth, in accordance with God's creation order.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from qabar
Definition
a grave, sepulcher
NASB Translation
burial (6), burial place (1), grave (28), graves (16), tomb (8), tombs (8).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
קֶ֫בֶר67 noun masculine1Kings 13:31 grave, sepulchre; — absolute ׳ק Genesis 23:4 +, קָ֑בֶר 1 Kings 14:13 +; construct קֶבֶר Judges 8:32 +; suffix קִבְרִי Genesis 50:5, etc.; plural קְבָרִים Exodus 14:11 +, construct קִבְדֵי Jeremiah 26:23 +, suffix קִבְרֵיהֶם Jeremiah 8:1; also קְבָרוֺת Job 21:32, construct קִבְרוֺת Nehemiah 2:3 +, suffix קִבְרֹתָיו Exodus 32:23; 2Chronicles 16:14, etc.; — grave, sepulchre, Judges 8:32; 2 Samuel 2:32; 1 Kings 13:22 +; ׳אֲחֻזַּת ק Genesis 23:4; Genesis 23:9; Genesis 23:30; Genesis 49:30; Genesis 50:13; hewn out (חָצַב) Isaiah 22:16 (twice in verse); מִכֶּטֶן לַקֶּבֶר אוּבָ֑ל Job 10:19; figurative ׳ק ׳וַתְּהִילִֿי אִמִּ Jeremiah 20:17; ׳שֹׁכְבֵי ק Psalm 88:6 the slain lying in grave; הַיּשְׁבִים כַּקְּבָרִים Isaiah 65:4 they who sit in the tombs (occult rite, probably in necromancy, etc., compare Che and RSSemitic I.180 ff.; 2nd ed. 197 ff.); קֶבֶר בְּנֵי הָעָם 2 Kings 23:6 i.e. burial-place of common people, so קִבְרֵי בְּנֵי הָעָם Jeremiah 26:23; plural intensive Job 17:1, also of stately (royal) sepulchre 2 Kings 22:20=2Chronicles 34:28; Nehemiah 3:16; 2Chronicles 16:14; compare 2 Chronicles 35:24; Job 21:32; conceived as in lower world Ezekiel 32:22,23,25,26, "" אֲבַדּוֺן Psalm 88:12; Psalm 49:12 read קְבָרִים for "" קִרְבָּם Vrss and most; מָּתוּחַ ׳ק simile of quiver Jeremiah 5:16; figurative גְּרֹנָם ׳פ ׳ק Psalm 5:10; of exile Ezekiel 37:12 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 37:13 (twice in verse).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
burying place, grave, sepulcher

Or (feminine) qibrah {kib-raw'}; from qabar; a sepulchre -- burying place, grave, sepulchre.

see HEBREW qabar

Forms and Transliterations
בְּקִבְר֑וֹ בְּקִבְר֣וֹת בְּקִבְר֥וֹת בְּקִבְרִ֗י בְּקֶ֖בֶר בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ בְּקֶ֣בֶר בְּקֶ֥בֶר בְקִבְרֹתָ֗יו בְקֶֽבֶר־ בְקָ֑בֶר בַּקְּבָרִ֔ים בַּקֶּ֕בֶר בַּקֶּ֣בֶר בַקָּֽבֶר׃ בקבר בקבר־ בקבר׃ בקברו בקברות בקברי בקברים בקברתיו הַקְּבָרִ֔ים הַקְּבָרִ֤ים הַקֶּ֤בֶר הקבר הקברים כְּקֶ֣בֶר כקבר לְקִבְרֵ֖י לִקְבָר֣וֹת לַקֶּ֥בֶר לקבר לקברות לקברי מִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙ מִקִּבְרֵיהֶֽם׃ מִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם מקברותיכם מקבריהם׃ מקברך קְבָרִ֥ים קְבָרִים֙ קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ קִבְר֔וֹ קִבְר֛וֹ קִבְר֤וֹת קִבְר֥וֹת קִבְרִ֔י קִבְרֵ֖י קִבְרֵ֣י קִבְרֶ֖ךָ קִבְרֹתֶ֑הָ קִבְרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ קִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮ קִבְרֹתָ֑יו קִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗ם קִבְרוֹתֶ֑יהָ קֶ֖בֶר קֶ֗בֶר קֶ֙בֶר֙ קֶ֜בֶר קֶ֣בֶר קֶ֥בֶר קֶֽבֶר־ קָ֑בֶר קָֽבֶר׃ קָבְר֥וֹ קבר קבר־ קבר׃ קברו קברות קברותיה קברותיכם קברי קברים קברינו קברך קברתה קברתיה קברתיו קברתיך bakkevaRim bakKever ḇaq·qā·ḇer baq·qə·ḇā·rîm baq·qe·ḇer ḇaqqāḇer baqqəḇārîm baqqeḇer ḇə·qā·ḇer bə·qe·ḇer ḇə·qe·ḇer- bə·qiḇ·rî ḇə·qiḇ·rō·ṯāw bə·qiḇ·rō·wṯ bə·qiḇ·rōw beKever bekivRi bekivRo bekivRot ḇəqāḇer bəqeḇer ḇəqeḇer- bəqiḇrî ḇəqiḇrōṯāw bəqiḇrōw bəqiḇrōwṯ hakkevaRim hakKever haq·qə·ḇā·rîm haq·qe·ḇer haqqəḇārîm haqqeḇer Kaver kaveRo kə·qe·ḇer keKever kəqeḇer kevaReinu kevaRim kever kivRecha kivRei kivRi kivRo kivRot kivroTav kivroTeha kivroteiCha kivroteiChem kivroTeiha lakKever laq·qe·ḇer laqqeḇer lə·qiḇ·rê lekivRei ləqiḇrê likvaRot liq·ḇā·rō·wṯ liqḇārōwṯ mikkivreCha mikkivreiHem mikkivroteiChem miq·qiḇ·rê·hem miq·qiḇ·rə·ḵā miq·qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem miqqiḇrêhem miqqiḇrəḵā miqqiḇrōwṯêḵem qā·ḇə·rōw qā·ḇer qāḇer qāḇərōw qə·ḇā·rê·nū qə·ḇā·rîm qe·ḇer qe·ḇer- qəḇārênū qəḇārîm qeḇer qeḇer- qiḇ·rê qiḇ·re·ḵā qiḇ·rî qiḇ·rō·ṯāw qiḇ·rō·ṯe·hā qiḇ·rō·ṯe·ḵā qiḇ·rō·w·ṯe·hā qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem qiḇ·rō·wṯ qiḇ·rōw qiḇrê qiḇreḵā qiḇrî qiḇrōṯāw qiḇrōṯehā qiḇrōṯeḵā qiḇrōw qiḇrōwṯ qiḇrōwṯehā qiḇrōwṯêḵem vakKaver veKaver vekever vekivroTav
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Genesis 23:4
HEB: לִ֤י אֲחֻזַּת־ קֶ֙בֶר֙ עִמָּכֶ֔ם וְאֶקְבְּרָ֥ה
NAS: among you; give me a burial site among
KJV: me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury
INT: give site A burial among may bury

Genesis 23:6
HEB: בְּתוֹכֵ֔נוּ בְּמִבְחַ֣ר קְבָרֵ֔ינוּ קְבֹ֖ר אֶת־
NAS: in the choicest of our graves; none
KJV: in the choice of our sepulchres bury
INT: among the choicest of our graves bury your dead

Genesis 23:6
HEB: מִמֶּ֔נּוּ אֶת־ קִבְר֛וֹ לֹֽא־ יִכְלֶ֥ה
NAS: of us will refuse you his grave for burying
KJV: of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury
INT: another at his grave not will refuse

Genesis 23:9
HEB: בְּתוֹכְכֶ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָֽבֶר׃
NAS: it to me in your presence for a burial site.
KJV: me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
INT: your presence site A burial

Genesis 23:20
HEB: לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָ֑בֶר מֵאֵ֖ת בְּנֵי־
NAS: to Abraham for a burial site
KJV: for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons
INT: to Abraham site A burial the sons of Heth

Genesis 49:30
HEB: הַחִתִּ֖י לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קָֽבֶר׃
NAS: the Hittite for a burial site.
KJV: for a possession of a buryingplace.
INT: the Hittite site A burial

Genesis 50:5
HEB: אָנֹכִי֮ מֵת֒ בְּקִבְרִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֨ר כָּרִ֤יתִי
NAS: I am about to die; in my grave which
KJV: I die: in my grave which I have digged
INT: I to die my grave which dug

Genesis 50:13
HEB: הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה לַאֲחֻזַּת־ קֶ֗בֶר מֵאֵ֛ת עֶפְרֹ֥ן
NAS: along with the field for a burial site
KJV: for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron
INT: the field site A burial Ephron the Hittite

Genesis 50:14
HEB: אָבִ֑יו אַחֲרֵ֖י קָבְר֥וֹ אֶת־ אָבִֽיו׃
INT: his father After grave his father

Exodus 14:11
HEB: הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י אֵין־ קְבָרִים֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם לְקַחְתָּ֖נוּ
NAS: there were no graves in Egypt
KJV: unto Moses, Because [there were] no graves in Egypt,
INT: corruption there graves Egypt you have taken

Numbers 19:16
HEB: אָדָ֖ם א֣וֹ בְקָ֑בֶר יִטְמָ֖א שִׁבְעַ֥ת
NAS: or a grave, shall be unclean
KJV: of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean
INT: A human or A grave shall be unclean seven

Numbers 19:18
HEB: בַמֵּ֖ת א֥וֹ בַקָּֽבֶר׃
NAS: [naturally] or the grave.
KJV: or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:
INT: dying or the grave

Judges 8:32
HEB: טוֹבָ֑ה וַיִּקָּבֵ֗ר בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ יוֹאָ֣שׁ אָבִ֔יו
NAS: and was buried in the tomb of his father
KJV: and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash
INT: A ripe was buried the tomb of Joash of his father

Judges 16:31
HEB: וּבֵ֣ין אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל בְּקֶ֖בֶר מָנ֣וֹחַ אָבִ֑יו
NAS: and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah
KJV: and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah
INT: between and Eshtaol the tomb of Manoah his father

2 Samuel 2:32
HEB: עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙ בְּקֶ֣בֶר אָבִ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֖ר
NAS: him in his father's tomb which
KJV: and buried him in the sepulchre of his father,
INT: Asahel and buried tomb his father's which

2 Samuel 3:32
HEB: וַיֵּבְךְּ֙ אֶל־ קֶ֣בֶר אַבְנֵ֔ר וַיִּבְכּ֖וּ
NAS: and wept at the grave of Abner,
KJV: and wept at the grave of Abner;
INT: and wept at the grave of Abner wept

2 Samuel 4:12
HEB: לָקָ֔חוּ וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ בְקֶֽבֶר־ אַבְנֵ֖ר בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃
NAS: and buried it in the grave of Abner
KJV: and buried [it] in the sepulchre of Abner
INT: took and buried the grave of Abner Hebron

2 Samuel 17:23
HEB: וַיָּ֕מָת וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקֶ֥בֶר אָבִֽיו׃ ס
NAS: and was buried in the grave of his father.
KJV: and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
INT: died was buried the grave of his father

2 Samuel 19:37
HEB: בְּעִירִ֔י עִ֛ם קֶ֥בֶר אָבִ֖י וְאִמִּ֑י
NAS: near the grave of my father
KJV: in mine own city, [and be buried] by the grave of my father
INT: city near the grave of my father and my mother

2 Samuel 21:14
HEB: בִּנְיָמִ֜ן בְּצֵלָ֗ע בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ קִ֣ישׁ אָבִ֔יו
NAS: in Zela, in the grave of Kish
KJV: in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish
INT: of Benjamin Zela the grave of Kish his father

1 Kings 13:22
HEB: נִבְלָתְךָ֖ אֶל־ קֶ֥בֶר אֲבֹתֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: shall not come to the grave of your fathers.'
KJV: shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.
INT: your body to the grave fathers

1 Kings 13:30
HEB: אֶת־ נִבְלָת֖וֹ בְּקִבְר֑וֹ וַיִּסְפְּד֥וּ עָלָ֖יו
NAS: his body in his own grave, and they mourned
KJV: his carcase in his own grave; and they mourned
INT: laid his body grave mourned over

1 Kings 13:31
HEB: וּקְבַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִ֔י בַּקֶּ֕בֶר אֲשֶׁ֛ר אִ֥ישׁ
NAS: bury me in the grave in which
KJV: then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man
INT: die bury the grave which the man

1 Kings 14:13
HEB: לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם אֶל־ קָ֑בֶר יַ֣עַן נִמְצָא־
NAS: [family] will come to the grave, because
KJV: shall come to the grave, because in him there is found
INT: of Jeroboam's toward to the grave because was found

2 Kings 13:21
HEB: אֶת־ הָאִ֖ישׁ בְּקֶ֣בֶר אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ
NAS: the man into the grave of Elisha.
KJV: the man into the sepulchre of Elisha:
INT: cast the man the grave of Elisha along

68 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6913
68 Occurrences


baq·qə·ḇā·rîm — 1 Occ.
baq·qe·ḇer — 2 Occ.
bə·qe·ḇer — 6 Occ.
bə·qiḇ·rî — 1 Occ.
bə·qiḇ·rōw — 1 Occ.
bə·qiḇ·rō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
haq·qə·ḇā·rîm — 3 Occ.
haq·qe·ḇer — 1 Occ.
qā·ḇer — 7 Occ.
qā·ḇə·rōw — 1 Occ.
kə·qe·ḇer — 1 Occ.
qə·ḇā·rê·nū — 1 Occ.
qə·ḇā·rîm — 2 Occ.
qe·ḇer — 9 Occ.
qiḇ·re·ḵā — 1 Occ.
qiḇ·rê — 3 Occ.
qiḇ·rî — 1 Occ.
qiḇ·rōw — 3 Occ.
qiḇ·rō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
qiḇ·rō·ṯāw — 1 Occ.
qiḇ·rō·ṯe·hā — 1 Occ.
qiḇ·rō·ṯe·ḵā — 2 Occ.
qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem — 2 Occ.
qiḇ·rō·ṯe·hā — 2 Occ.
laq·qe·ḇer — 1 Occ.
lə·qiḇ·rê — 1 Occ.
liq·ḇā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
miq·qiḇ·rə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
miq·qiḇ·rê·hem — 1 Occ.
miq·qiḇ·rō·w·ṯê·ḵem — 2 Occ.
ḇaq·qā·ḇer — 1 Occ.
ḇə·qā·ḇer — 1 Occ.
ḇə·qe·ḇer- — 1 Occ.
ḇə·qiḇ·rō·ṯāw — 1 Occ.
















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