כָּבֵד
kābēd
heavy
Strong's H3515AdjectiveHebrewTWOT 943a

כָּבֵד (kābēd) is a Hebrew adjective meaning heavy. It appears 39 times in 11 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H3515).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 943a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 943a)heavy; numerous, severe, difficult, stupid; great, grievous, hard, laden, much, slow, sore, thick
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

כָּבֵד adjective: heavy

Strong's H3515 כָּבֵד: heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
KJV:(so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 943: כָּבֵד kābēd — be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured; insensible, dull; be made heavy, enjoy honour, get oneself glory; make heavy, make honourable, glorify; be made honourable; unresponsive, cause to be honoured; make oneself heavy, dense…

See it in Scripture

Genesis 12:10Exodus 4:10Numbers 11:14

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