כָּבָה

Strong’s Definition

to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

go (put) out, quench.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to quench, put out, be put out, be quenched, be extinguished
• 2.(qal) to be quenched, be extinguished
• 3.(piel) to quench, extinguish

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâbâh; Pronunciation: kaw-baw'