The meaning of “קַבְצְאֵל”
Understanding Qabtsᵉʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Kabzeel. Compare יְקַבְצְאֵל. - § Kabzeel = "God gathers" - Kabtseel, a place in Palestine 1) the most remote city of Ju...
קַבְצְאֵל
Kabzeel. Compare יְקַבְצְאֵל. - § Kabzeel = "God gathers" - Kabtseel, a place in Palestine 1) the most remote city of Judah; located in southern Judah on the border of Edom
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 15:21 | “And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,” Word: קַבְצְאֵל (Qabtsᵉʼêl) | |
| 2 Samuel 23:20 | “And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a pit in time of snow:” Word: קַבְצְאֵל (Qabtsᵉʼêl) | |
| 1 Chronicles 11:22 | “Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.” Word: קַבְצְאֵל (Qabtsᵉʼêl) |