קָבַץ

כָּנַס kânaç · H3664 · to gather, to assemble, to curl up

The target lexeme (‘to gather together, heap up’) and כָּנַס (‘to assemble, gather together, heap’) are near-synonyms, both denoting the collecting or assembling of people or things.

צָבַר tsâbar · H6651 · to heap up, to pile up, to store up

Both words are verbs of gathering with overlapping core senses: צָבַר emphasizes heaping up or laying up, while קָבַץ emphasizes assembling or bringing together.

קָשַׁשׁ qâshash · H7197 · to gather, to come together, to collect

The target lexeme and קָשַׁשׁ both denote gathering or assembling actions, functioning as near-synonyms able to substitute for one another in similar contexts.

לָקַשׁ lâqash · H3953 · to gather, to glean

The target lexeme (assembly, gathering) and לָקַשׁ (‘to gather’) overlap in the sense of gathering or collecting, functioning as near-synonyms.

אָסַף ʼâçaph · H622 · to gather, to be assembled, to assemble

Both words center on the action of gathering or assembling, with substantial overlap; they are two distinct Hebrew words that can substitute for each other in this sense.

אָגַר ʼâgar · H103 · to gather in, to harvest

Both words denote gathering or assembling actions; they are distinct Hebrew words that could substitute for each other in similar contexts, and overlap clearly as actions of gathering or collecting.

לָקַט lâqaṭ · H3950 · to gather, to glean

Both words denote gathering actions. לָקַט (lâqaṭ, H3950) is more specific (gleaning, picking up individual items), while קָבַץ (qâbats, H6908) is broader (assembling, bringing together); they are two distinct words for overlapping senses of gathering.

נָדַח nâdach · H5080 · to be raised, to wield

קָבַץ (qâbats, H6908) denotes gathering, assembling, or bringing together into a collective unit, whereas נָדַח (nâdach, H5080) expresses the opposite movement—banishing, driving away, or scattering into dispersion. These verbs represent opposing directional actions: one draws inward toward unity and proximity, the other forces outward toward separation and distance, making them genuine semantic antonyms in the domain of spatial and social cohesion versus dispersion.

συνάγω synágō · G4863 · to gather together, to call together, to store

Greek συνάγω serves as the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew קָבַץ across its core 'gather/assemble' sense, with both terms denoting the action of bringing dispersed entities (people, objects, animals) into collective unity.

συναθροίζω synathroízō · G4867 · to gather together, to call together

Greek συναθροίζω (synathroízō, G4867) ('convene') serves as a direct translation equivalent for Hebrew קָבַץ (qâbats, H6908) ('assemble/gather') in contexts of gathering people together, representing the Greek Septuagint's standard rendering of this Hebrew assembly terminology.

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This very common verb means to gather or assemble, directly illustrated by Joseph collecting the grain of the good years (Genesis 41:35, 48), Jacob summoning his sons together (Genesis 49:2), and the LORD gathering His people back from exile (Deuteronomy 30:3).

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This sense of compiling or bringing separate items together into a collection is a broader extension of the word's core Gather meaning, not independently illustrated by the sampled citations out of its many occurrences.

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This domain is not illustrated by any of the sampled citations, which show only the ordinary gathering/assembling sense of the word.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.