BDB3906
כְּבָרָה noun feminine a sieve (a net-like implement), Amos 9:9 כַּאֲשֶׁר יִנּוֺעַ בַּכְּבָרָה as it (corn) is shaken (i.e. sifted) in a sieve. compare WetzstZPV xiv. 1 ff.
Strong's Lexicon
H3531
H3531 — כְּבָרָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3531 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כְּבָרָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H3527 in its original sense |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kbarah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | keb-aw-raw' |
| Meaning: | 1. a sieve (as netted) |
| KJV Renderings: | sieve. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
כברה (k’vah-rah’)
Amos 9:9
- KJV: For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.sift: Heb. cause to movegrain: Heb. stone
- EHCC: like as (corn) is sifted ix a sieve,