Strong's Lexicon
kabed: Heavy, weighty, burdensome, honored, important
Original Word:כָּבֵד
Part of Speech:Adjective
Transliteration:kabed
Pronunciation:kah-BAYD
Phonetic Spelling:(kaw-bade')
Definition:Heavy, weighty, burdensome, honored, important
Meaning:heavy
Word Origin:Derived from the root כָּבֵד (k-b-d), which means "to be heavy" or "to be honored."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G1391 (doxa): Often translated as "glory," this Greek term carries a similar connotation of honor and weightiness.
-G5092 (time): Translated as "honor" or "value," reflecting the esteem associated with "kabed."
Usage:The Hebrew word "kabed" primarily conveys the idea of weightiness, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. It can refer to physical heaviness or burdensomeness, as well as to honor, glory, or importance. In the context of honor, it often describes someone or something that is esteemed or revered. The term is used to express the gravity or significance of a person, object, or situation.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew culture, weight was often associated with value and importance. The concept of "kabed" reflects this cultural understanding, where something heavy or weighty was considered significant or honorable. This is evident in the way honor and glory are described using terms related to weight. The idea of heaviness also extends to burdens, both physical and metaphorical, reflecting the challenges and responsibilities that come with certain roles or situations.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
kabadDefinitionheavy
NASB Translationburdensome (1), difficult (2), great (4), grievous (1), heavier (1), heavy (11), huge (1), large (4), large number (1), much (1), numerous (1), rich (1), severe (7), slow (2), sorrowful (1), stubborn (1), thick (1), weighed down (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
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Genesis 41:31+ 34 t.; construct
Exodus 4:10 (twice in verse);
Isaiah 1:4; plural
Exodus 17:12; construct
Ezekiel 3:5,6; —
heavy, a burdenPsalm 38:5; hands (weary of holding up)Exodus 17:12 (E), hair of head2 Samuel 14:26, a corpulent old man1 Samuel 4:18;Isaiah 1:4a people heavy with (the burden of) iniquity; a cloud charged with rainExodus 19:16 (E); a rock of large sizeIsaiah 32:2;oppressive, grievous, burdensome, a yoke1 Kings 12:4,11 2Chronicles 10:4,11; a famineGenesis 12:10;Genesis 41:31;Genesis 43:1;Genesis 47:4,13 (J); thevexation () of a foolProverbs 27:3;vehement, sore, of a mourningGenesis 50:11(J).
massive, abundant, numerous, of a peopleNumbers 20:20 (J)1 Kings 3:9; army2 Kings 6:14;2 Kings 18:14 =Isaiah 36:2 insect swarmExodus 8:20 (J).
heavy, dull of speech and tongueExodus 4:10 (twice in verse) (JE); of the ,hardExodus 7:14 (J).
hard, difficult, of a thing to be doneExodus 18:18 (E)Numbers 11:14 (J); of a language to be understoodEzekiel 3:5,6.
is frequent:
very oppressive, grievous, of hailExodus 9:18,24; murrainExodus 9:8; lamentationGenesis 50:10.
very numerous, cattleExodus 12:38; army,Genesis 50:9; locustsExodus 10:14; so1 Kings 10:2 2Chronicles 9:1.
very rich,in cattleGenesis 13:2.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
so great, grievous, hardened, too heavier, laden, much, slow, sore,
Fromkabad; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid) -- (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
see HEBREWkabad
Forms and Transliterations
הַכָּבֵ֖ד הַכָּבֵ֛ד הכבד וְכִבְדֵ֣י וְכִבְדֵ֥י וְכָבֵ֑ד וְכָבֵ֖ד וּכְבַ֥ד וכבד וכבדי כְּבֵדִ֔ים כְבַד־ כֶּ֣בֶד כָ֝בֵ֗ד כָּבֵ֑ד כָּבֵ֔ד כָּבֵ֖ד כָּבֵ֣ד כָּבֵ֥ד כָּבֵד֙ כָבֵ֖ד כָבֵ֤ד כָבֵ֥ד כבד כבד־ כבדים chaVed chevad hak·kā·ḇêḏ hakkāḇêḏ hakkaVed kā·ḇêḏ ḵā·ḇêḏ kāḇêḏ ḵāḇêḏ kaVed ḵə·ḇaḏ- kə·ḇê·ḏîm ke·ḇeḏ ḵəḇaḏ- keḇeḏ kəḇêḏîm Keved keveDim ū·ḵə·ḇaḏ ucheVad ūḵəḇaḏ vechaVed vechivDei wə·ḵā·ḇêḏ wə·ḵiḇ·ḏê wəḵāḇêḏ wəḵiḇḏê
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