Hebrew word study
כָּבַדkâbad — to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dul…
Pronounced “kaw-bad'”
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
Translated in the King James as: abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
Appears 113 times in Scripture
Origin: or כָּבֵד; a primitive root;
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Genesis — 3×
Exodus — 10×
Leviticus — 1×
Numbers — 6×
Deuteronomy — 2×
1 Samuel — 11×
1 Kings — 2×
2 Kings — 1×
1 Chronicles — 5×
2 Chronicles — 3×
Nehemiah — 2×
Psalms — 11×
Proverbs — 7×
Isaiah — 20×
Jeremiah — 1×
Ezekiel — 3×
Daniel — 2×
Nahum — 3×
Habakkuk — 1×
Haggai — 1×
Zechariah — 1×
Malachi — 1×
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