קבע

קבע • (transliteration needed)

1. to fix, to fasten

קֶבַע • (kéva') m

1. permanence, regularity, permanent
2. career service

• דַּרְגַּת קֶבַע (“permanent rank”)
• הוֹרָאַת קֶבַע (“standing order”)
• דִּיּוּר־קֶבַע (“permanent housing”)
• תּוֹשַׁב־קֶבַע (“permanent resident”)
• יִשּׁוּב קֶבַע (“permanent settlement”)

קָבַע • (kavá') (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִקְבַּע)

1. to determine
2. to decide
3. to declare, to announce, to assert
4. to make (an appointment)
5. to fix firmly
   • בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשַׁנוּ בְּמִצְו‌ֹתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לִקְבּוֹעַ מְזוּזָה.

     Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam asher kid'shanu b'mitsvotav v'tsivanu likboa m'zuza.

     Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Earth, who sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to fix the mezuzah firmly.

• (to decide): החליט (hekhlit)
• (to announce): הכריז (hikhriz), הודיע (hodia')

קֻבַּע • (kubá') (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of קובע.

קִבֵּעַ • (kibéa') (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of קיבע.