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Genesis 35:16

וַ יִּסְעוּ מִ בֵּית אֵל וַ יְהִי עֹוד כִּבְרַת הָ אָרֶץ לָ בֹוא אֶפְרָתָה וַ תֵּלֶד רָחֵל וַ תְּקַשׁ בְּ לִדְתָּהּ

And they are pulling-up from House of El, and he is becoming again a kibrath1090 of the Earth to come in Fruitful-ward,1091 and Ewe is bearing, and she is hardened in her bearing.


1090

Strong’s #3530, kibrat. Feminine. Great one? This is a word for a certain measure just as many other words denote measure, weight, and time. But it is unknown what the measure is from the three occurrences (Gen. 35:16, 48:7, 2 Kin. 5:19). A clue might be found in the root kabar (#3527) which means to plait, braid. See Gesenius.