כֻּבָּה
Meanings
Pu'al verb
1. to be extinguished, to be put out (a fire, cigarette, etc.)
2. to be turned off (a light, machine, etc.)
Pronunciation
kuba
Examples25
הָאֵשׁ כֻּבְּתָה לִפְנֵי שֶׁזֶּה החמיר.
The fire was put out before it got serious.
כשֶׁתּוֹם הָיָה באֶמְצַע הַמִּשְׁפָּט הַטֶּלֶפוֹן נְכֻבֶּה.
When Tom was midway through a sentence, the phone went dead.
אִם תְּכֻבֶּה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ כֹּל הַחַיִּים יכחדו.
If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.
פִּתְאוֹם כֹּל הָאוֹרוֹת כֻּבּוּ.
All of a sudden, the lights went out.
האור כבה מֵעַצְמוֹ.
The light went out by itself.
טום בָּדַק כְּדֵי לְוַדֵּא שֶׁהַגָּז הָיָה מכובה.
Tom checked to make sure the gas was turned off.