Lexical Summary kebarah: sieve Original Word: כְּבָרָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance sieve From kabar in its original sense; a sieve (as netted) -- sieve. see HEBREW kabar NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as kabir Definition a sieve NASB Translation sieve (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs כְּבָרָה noun feminine a sieve (a net-like implement), Amos 9:9 כַּאֲשֶׁר יִנּוֺעַ בַּכְּבָרָה as it (corn) is shaken (i.e. sifted) in a sieve. compare WetzstZPV xiv. 1 ff. Topical Lexicon Object and Craftsmanship In ancient Israel the כְּבָרָה was a shallow circular sieve woven from reeds or fashioned from perforated leather or bronze mesh. After threshing, farmers shook grain through this screen so that unwanted pebbles, chaff, and straw rose to the surface and were cast away, while sound kernels fell through for milling or storage. Occurrence and Prophetic Setting Its single biblical appearance is Amos 9:9: “For behold, I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, yet not a pebble will fall to the ground” (Berean Standard Bible). Preached during the prosperous but spiritually dull reigns of Uzziah and Jeroboam II, the oracle warns of imminent exile while assuring that no true believer will be lost. Theological Themes 1. Divine Sovereignty. The Lord Himself holds the sieve; political upheavals are His tool. Related Biblical Imagery • Winnowing fork: Jeremiah 15:7; Matthew 3:12. All portray the separating work of God that distinguishes true faith from hypocrisy. Christological Fulfillment At the cross Jesus undergoes the ultimate shaking (Hebrews 12:26-28). His resurrection gathers a purified people, fulfilling Amos’s promise of restored Davidic rule (Amos 9:11-12; Acts 15:16-17). Pastoral and Missional Application • Personal Holiness: Invite the Spirit’s searching work (Psalm 139:23-24; 2 Timothy 2:21). Eschatological Hope The final cosmic shaking foretold in Haggai 2:6-7 and Hebrews 12:26-27 will complete what the כְּבָרָה foreshadows: all that is worthless removed, the redeemed planted securely—“in their own land, never again to be uprooted” (Amos 9:15). Forms and Transliterations בַּכְּבָרָ֔ה בכברה bak·kə·ḇā·rāh bakkəḇārāh bakkevaRahLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Amos 9:9 HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִנּ֙וֹעַ֙ בַּכְּבָרָ֔ה וְלֹֽא־ יִפּ֥וֹל NAS: As [grain] is shaken in a sieve, But not a kernel KJV: like as [corn] is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain INT: as shaken A sieve not will fall 1 Occurrence |
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