كعب

كَعْبَةٌ ذ see كَعْبٌ. ― -b2- Any square [or cubic ] house, or chamber, or the like. (K.) ― -b3- A chamber of the kind called غُرْفَة: (K:) thought by ISd to be so called because of its square [or cubic] form. (TA.) ― -b4- الكَعْبَةُ The Sacred House; [ the square, or cubic, building, in the centre of the Temple of Mekkeh ]: (S, K:) said to be so called because of its square [or cubic] form: (S:) or because of its height and its square form: also called كَعْبَةُ البَيْتِ [ The Kaabeh of the House ( of God )]. (TA.) ― -b5- الكَعَبَاتُ, (K,) or ذُو الكَعَبَاتِ, (S, K,) A house [or temple ] belonging to the tribe of Rabee'ah, who used to compass it, or perform circuits round it, [as is done round the Kaabeh of Mekkeh]. (S, K: in one copy of the S, written ذُو الكَعَبَيْنِ.)