To subdue
כָּבַשׁStrong’s H3533kavash (ka-vash)
Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Kavash is the Hebrew word usually translated “it will be subdued”, “subdue it” and “it was subdued”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.
“The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.”
Meaning
- To subject, subdue, force, keep under, bring into bondage(Qal) · (Niphal) to be subdued · (Piel) to subdue · (Hiphil) to bring into bondage
How it's translated
- and it will be subdued 2
- and subdue it 1
- it was subdued 1
- he had subdued 1
- and it has been subdued 1
- to subjugate 1
- bringing into bondage 1
- being brought into bondage 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 2
- Jeremiah 2
- Genesis 1
- Joshua 1
- 2 Samuel 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
11 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
- Numbers 32:22And the land be subdued before the LORD: then afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the LORD.
- Numbers 32:29And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:
- Joshua 18:1And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
- 2 Samuel 8:11Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
- 1 Chronicles 22:18Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
Hebrew dictionary
כָּבַשׁ kavash · to subdue
1) to subject, subdue, force, keep under, bring into bondage 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bring into bondage, make subservient 1a2) to subdue, force, violate 1a3) to subdue, dominate, tread down 1b) (Niphal) to be subdued 1c) (Piel) to subdue 1d) (Hiphil) to bring into bondage
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “subdue” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SUBDUE, verb transitive
- To conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion.“I will subdue all thine enemies” 1 Chronicles 17:10
- To oppress; to crush; to sink; to overpower so as to disable from further resistance.
- To tame; to break by conquering a refractory temper or evil passions; to render submissive; as, to subdue a stubborn child.
- To conquer; to reduce to mildness; as, to subdue the temper or passions.
All definitions
- To overcome by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or intreaties.
- To overcome; to conquer; to captivate; as by charms.
- To soften; to melt; to reduce to tenderness; as, to subdue ferocity by tears.
- To overcome; to overpower and destroy the force of; as, medicines subdue a fever.
- To make mellow; to break; as land; also, to destroy, as weeds.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.