This word comes from the name of Washer's Field.
Definition
a primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash (properly, by stamping with the feet), whether literal (including the fulling process) or figurative
Traditional renderings: fuller, wash(-ing).
Traditional renderings: fuller, wash(-ing).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כָּבַס:
- πλύνωplunō“to wash”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
51 total
- Malachi 3:2מְכַבְּסִֽים׃ · [like] a launderer’sBut who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.