Lexical Definition

‎קָבַע‎ qâbaʻ (kaw-bah') to rob ^H:V
a primitive root

rob, spoil.

• to cover, i.e. (figuratively) defraud

1) (Qal) to rob
1a) meaning dubious

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קָבַע‎ verb dubious, perhaps rob (synonym ‎גזל‎, so Rabb (rare), see De^{Pr 22, 23}); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive ‎וְקָכַע‎ Prov 22:23, subject ‎׳‎‎י‎, with accusative of person + thing; with accusative pers alone 1 plural ‎כַּמֶּה קְבַעֲנוּךָ‎ Mal 3:8 (object ‎׳‎‎י‎); Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎הֲיִקְבַּע אָדָם אֱלֹהִים‎ vMal 3:8 Participle active ‎אַתֶּם קֹבְעִים אֹתִי‎ vMal 3:8 vMal 3:9 suffix ‎קֹבְעֵיהֶם‎ Prov 22:23 those robbing them. — In Malachi ᵐ5 We ‎עָקַב‎ circumvent.

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