תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ

𐤕𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤔

kâthash

you pound

To crush, pound, or grind a substance by striking, especially with a pestle; in some contexts, to bruise or break down a material into smaller pieces, often in the context of preparing food, spices, or medicinal items.

kasa "to pound (as in food)" (Kimbundu) · kása "to crush, pound" (Lingala) · kasa "to pound, beat, triturate (food, e.g. in a mortar)" (Kikongo)

H3806

Proverbs 27:22 · Word #2

Lexicon H3806

Lemmaכָּתַשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤕𐤔
Transliterationkâthash
Strong'sH3806
DefinitionTo crush, pound, or grind a substance by striking, especially with a pestle; in some contexts, to bruise or break down a material into smaller pieces, often in the context of preparing food, spices, or medicinal items.

Morphology HVqi2ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseyou pound

SIBI-P1 Translation H3806-01

you will crush

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperfect conjugation, 2nd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem conveys the simple active action of crushing or pounding. The imperfect 2nd masculine singular form is rendered as "you will crush," preserving both the direct physical sense of the root and the masculine singular subject.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

you pound

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'You pound' better matches the strongs definition (crushing by pounding), and reflects the context's imagery. P1 'you will crush' overstresses the aspectual nuance.

Bantu Hebrew

תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ (kâthash) — To crush, pound, or grind a substance by striking, especially with a pestle; in some contexts, to bruise or break down a material into smaller pieces, often in the context of preparing food, spices, or medicinal items.

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Word Meaning Language
kasa to pound (as in food) Kimbundu
kása to crush, pound Lingala
kasa to pound, beat, triturate (food, e.g. in a mortar) Kikongo