קבע

קבע

Aramaic

Verb

קבע • (transliteration needed)

1. to fix, to fasten

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Hebrew

Root
ק־ב־ע‎

Noun

קֶבַע • (kéva') m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. permanence, regularity, permanent
2. career service

Derived terms

• תּוֹשַׁב קֶבַע‎ (“permanent resident”)
• דַּרְגַּת קֶבַע‎ (“permanent rank”)
• הוֹרָאַת קֶבַע‎ (“standing order”)
• דִּיּוּר־קֶבַע‎ (“permanent housing”)
• תּוֹשַׁב־קֶבַע‎ (“permanent resident”)
• יִשּׁוּב קֶבַע‎ (“permanent settlement”)

Verb

קָבַע • (kavá') (pa'al construction)

1. to determine
2. to decide
3. to declare, to announce, to assert
4. to make (an appointment)
5. to fix firmly

   ‏ברוך אשר קידשנו במצוותיו וציוונו לקבוע מזוזה.‎‎

   barukh asher kid'shanu b'mitsvotav v'tsivanu likboa m'zuza.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Conjugation of קָבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לקבוע \\ לִקְבֹּעַ‎ action noun: קְבִיעָה‎ passive participle: קָבוּעַ‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	קָבַעְתִּי‎		קָבַעְנוּ‎
	second	קָבַעְתָּ‎	קָבַעְתְּ‎	קְבַעְתֶּם‎1	קְבַעְתֶּן‎1
	third	קָבַע	קָבְעָה‎	קָבְעוּ‎
present		קוֹבֵעַ‎	קוֹבַעַת‎	קוֹבְעִים‎	קוֹבְעוֹת‎
future	first	אֶקְבַּע‎		נִקְבַּע‎
	second	תִּקְבַּע‎	תִּקְבְּעִי‎	תִּקְבְּעוּ‎	תִּקְבַּעְנָה‎2
	third	יִקְבַּע‎	תִּקְבַּע‎	יִקְבְּעוּ‎	תִּקְבַּעְנָה‎2
imperative		קְבַע	קִבְעִי‎	קִבְעוּ‎	קְבַעְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced קָבַעְתֶּם‎ and קָבַעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (to decide): החליט‎ (hekhlit)
• (to announce): הכריז‎ (hikhriz), הודיע‎ (hodia')

Verb

קֻבַּע • (transliteration needed) (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of קובע‎.

Verb

קִבֵּעַ • (transliteration needed) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of קיבע‎.