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H6900 קְבוּרָה (qᵉbûwrâh) keb-oo-raw'

Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

tomb

Strong's Definition

sepulture; (concretely) a sepulchre

Derivation: or קְבֻרָה; feminine passive participle of H6912 (קָבַר);

KJV Usage: burial, burying place, grave, sepulchre.

TWOT Reference: 1984b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) grave, burial, burial site
1a) grave
1b) burial

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קְבֻרָה (qe.vu.rah) — tomb. 1) grave, burial, burial site 1a) grave 1b) burial

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f · קבר

Space

burial = action by which the body of someone who died is laid down in a designated place, such as a hole in a rock or in the ground, or in a place which was constructed specifically for this purpose; ≈ not receiving a burial is considered a deep humiliation

2CH 26:23 · ECC 6:3 · ISA 14:20 · JER 22:19

Tombs

tomb, grave = place where one or more people are buried, such as a hole in a rock or in the ground, or a place which was constructed specifically for this purpose

GEN 35:20 · GEN 35:20 · GEN 47:30 · DEU 34:6 · 1SA 10:2 · 2KI 9:28 · 2KI 21:26 · 2KI 23:30 · EZK 32:23 · EZK 32:24

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[קְבֻרָה], and (4 t.) קְבוּרָה n.f. grave, burial base

Bible Occurrences (13)

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