כבש

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כבש^¹

/kabɬ/
/ˈkɛ.vɛs/
[ˈkʰɛː.vɛs]
/ˈka.vas/
[ˈkʰæː.væs]
/ˈke.bes/
/ˈke.ves/ Modern Israeli

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Cognate with Arabic كَبْش (kabš).

noun כֶּבֶשׂ · kéves · כְּבָשִׂים · כֶּבֶשׂ־ · כִּבְשֵׂי־ · כִּבְשָׂה

sheep (an ovine animal) וְגָר זְאֵב עִם־כֶּבֶשׂ וְנָמֵר עִם־גְּדִי יִרְבָּץ וְעֵגֶל וּכְפִיר וּמְרִיא יַחְדָּו וְנַעַר קָטֹן נֹהֵג בָּם׃

כבש^²

/kaːˈbaʃ/
[kaːˈβaʃ]
/kɔˈbaʃ/
[kʰɔːˈvaːʃ]
/kaˈvaʃ/ Modern Israeli

verb כָּבַשׁ · kavásh · נִכְבַּשׁ · לכבוש · לִכְבֹּשׁ · כְּבִישָׁה

construction pa'al to conquer, subjugate
construction pa'al to tread down with feet, to level
construction pa'al, literary to hold back, to overcome one's instincts

כבש^³

verb כָּבַשׁ · kavásh · לכבוש · לִכְבֹּשׁ · כְּבִישָׁה · כָּבוּשׁ

construction pa'al to pickle: to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution

כבש^⁴

noun כֶּבֶשׁ · kévesh · כְּבָשִׁים · כִּבְשִׁי · כִּבְשֵׁנוּ

archaic ramp (inclined surface)

In English

win obtain (someone) by wooing
gangway nautical: passage through the side of a ship
sheep animal
lamb flesh of lamb as food
conquer defeat in combat
trample (transitive) to crush something by walking on it
gangplank board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside
accommodation ladder a flight of stairs or a ladder for lowering over the side of a ship

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כבש},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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