Wash כָּבַס

Wash כָּבַס

From Inspiring Words Knight Vision by Mike

June 5, 2026 · 3 min · Season 3 · Episode 21

About this episode

This episode discusses the meaning of the Hebrew word כָּבַס in the context of cleansing and its usage in the Old Testament.

We are in chapter six of Leviticus with our word for today. כָּבַס tread, wash, full, clean clothes, clean, cleanse. It is used 51 times in the Old Testament. Most of the uses of our word are in the sense to wash, to cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap and water, sometimes only with water. Jeremiah 2:22 Though תְּכַבְּסִי֙ you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, declares the Lord God. Malachi 3:2 But who can endure the day of his comin...

People in this episode

Host: Mike

Topics covered

  • religion
  • spirituality
  • cleansing
  • Old Testament
  • Leviticus
  • guilt

Keywords

  • כָּבַס
  • wash
  • cleanse
  • Old Testament
  • Leviticus
  • guilt
  • soap
  • water

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Leviticus, Jeremiah, Malachi

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