כאב

Hebrew

Root
כ־א־ב (k-ʾ-b)

Etymology

Compare Aramaic כֵּאבָא/כֵּיבָא (kēḇā), Arabic كَئِبَ (kaʔiba, to be depressed, to be sad), Maltese kiebi (lachrymose, sad, melancholy).

Noun

כְּאֵב • (ke'év) m (plural indefinite כְּאֵבִים)

  1. pain

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Verb

כָּאַב • (ka'áv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to hurt, ache

Conjugation

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