Meaning of qabar | Babel Free

Definitions

1. grave, tomb
   masculine
2. Equivalent to 'Grave': An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

Equivalents

Examples

“Żorna ċ-ċimiterju u poġġejna fjuri fuq il-qabar ta’ ommna.”

We visited the cemetery and put flowers on our mother’s grave.

““Jien qiegħed ngħix magħkom, ta’ barrani u frustier. Agħtuni li jkolli qabar magħkom, u nidfen il-mejta tiegħi minn quddiemi.””

New International Version translation: “I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.”

““Ismagħna, sidi, int prinċep minn Alla fostna. Fl-aħjar tal-oqbra tagħna idfen il-mejta tiegħek. Ħadd minna ma hu se jiċħadlek li tidfen il-mejta tiegħek f’qabru.””

New International Version translation: “Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead.”

“[…], ħa jagħtini l-għar tiegħu fl-għalqa tiegħu ta’ Makfela. Jagħtihieli b’kemm tiswa flus hawn quddiemkom, biex tkun tiegħi u nagħmel qabar.””

New International Version translation: […] so he will sell me the cave of Machpelah, which belongs to him and is at the end of his field. Ask him to sell it to me for the full price as a burial site among you.”

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