כָּבַד
Transliteration
kāḇaḏ
Pronunciation
kaw-bad'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 943

Strong’s Definitions

כָּבַד kâbad, kaw-bad'; or כָּבֵד kâbêd; a primitive root; 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):—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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x

The KJV translates Strong's H3513 in the following manner: honour (34x), glorify (14x), honourable (14x), heavy (13x), harden (7x), glorious (5x), sore (3x), made heavy (3x), chargeable (2x), great (2x), many (2x), heavier (2x), promote (2x), miscellaneous (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 116x
The KJV translates Strong's H3513 in the following manner: honour (34x), glorify (14x), honourable (14x), heavy (13x), harden (7x), glorious (5x), sore (3x), made heavy (3x), chargeable (2x), great (2x), many (2x), heavier (2x), promote (2x), miscellaneous (10x).

  1. to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be heavy

      2. to be heavy, be insensible, be dull

      3. to be honoured

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant

      2. to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory

    3. (Piel)

      1. to make heavy, make dull, make insensible

      2. to make honourable, honour, glorify

    4. (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured

    5. (Hiphil)

      1. to make heavy

      2. to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive

      3. to cause to be honoured

    6. (Hithpael)

      1. to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous

      2. to honour oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּבַד kâbad, kaw-bad'; or כָּבֵד kâbêd; a primitive root; 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):—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.
STRONGS H3513: Abbreviations
† כָּבֵד verb be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured (Late Hebrew Pi. honour, and derivatives, כֹּבֶד weight; Phoenician proper name, feminine כבדת = honoured one, and in compound proper name; Ethiopic be heavy, etc.; Assyrian kabâdu or kabâtu, grow or be heavy, DlHWB; compare Arabic difficulty, distress; III. struggle with difficulties, etc.; Zinjirli כבדו honour, DHMSendsch. 58; Sabean כבודת gifts of honour, = Hebrew נדבה freewill offering DHMZMG 1883, 341 f. —
Qal Perfect כ׳ Isaiah 24:20; 3rd person feminine singular כָּֽבְדָה Genesis 18:20 + 4 times; כָּבֵ֑דָה Judges 20:34; 3rd person masculine plural כָּֽבְדוּ Genesis 48:10; Imperfect יִכְבַּד Exodus 9:7; Isaiah 66:5; יִכְבָּ֑ד Job 6:3; Job 33:7 + 10 times Imperfect (כָּבֵד Genesis 12:10 + is given as 3rd person masculine Perfect by some; but it is probably taken better as adjective SS make כָּבֵד Psalm 38:5 infinitive absolute; < Thes adjective). —
1. be heavy, in weight, of misfortune, heavier than sand Job 6:3; of God's hand in punishment 1 Samuel 5:11, with אֶל 1 Samuel 5:6; עַל Psalm 32:4; of man's hand in war Judges 1:35; יָדִי כָּֽבְדָה עַלאַֿנְחָתִי my hand is heavy upon my groaning Job 23:2 is explained by Hrz Schlottm as hand smiting me; but read rather with Ew De Reu Di יָדוֺ of God's hand; of pressure אַכְפִּי Job 33:7 ( כַּפִּי); = vehement, sore, of battle Judges 20:34; with אֶל 1 Samuel 31:3 = עַל 1 Chronicles 10:3; burdensome, grievous; וְלֹא נִכְבַּד עָלֶי֑ךָ lest we be burdensome unto thee 2 Samuel 13:23; of work laid upon one, bondage, with עַל Exodus 5:9 (JE) Nehemiah 5:18; of sin conceived as a burden Genesis 18:20 (J), iniquities Psalm 38:5; transgressions, with עַל Isaiah 24:20.
2. heavy, insensible, dull,of the eyes, so as to be unable to see Genesis 48:10 (JE); of the ears Isaiah 59:1; of the לֵב, hard, insensible Exodus 9:7 (J; P and E's synonym is חָזַק, which see).
3. be honoured (compare βαρύς) of a man Job 14:21 (opposed to יצערו : compare Hiph. 3), of Tyre Ezekiel 27:25, of Yahweh Isaiah 66:5.
Niph. Perfect נִכְבַּד 2 Samuel 6:20, נִכְבָּ֔ד 2 Samuel 23:19, 23; 1 Chronicles 11:21; נִכְבַּדְתָּ Isaiah 43:4; + 2 times Perfect; Imperfect אֶכָּבֵד Leviticus 10:3; Isaiah 49:5; אִכָּֽבְדָה Exodus 14:4, 17; אִכָּבֵ֑דָה 2 Samuel 6:22; אִכָּֽבְדָ֯ Haggai 1:8; Imperative הִכָּבֵד 2 Kings 14:10; Infinitive הִכָּֽבְדִי Exodus 14:18; Ezekiel 39:13; Participle נִכְבָּד Genesis 34:19 + 6 times; plural נִכְבָּדִים Numbers 22:15; construct נִכְבַּדֵּי Isaiah 23:8, 9; Proverbs 8:24; נִכְבַּדֶּיהָ Nahum 3:10; נִכְבְּדֵיהֶם Psalm 149:8; Plural feminine נִכְבָּדוֺת Psalm 87:3 —
1. passive.
a. be made heavy from abundance, מַעְיָנוֺת נִכְבַּדֵּיֿ מָ֑יִם fountains abounding in water Proverbs 8:24.
b. be honoured, enjoy honour, of man 1 Samuel 9:6; 1 Samuel 22:14; 2 Samuel 6:20, 22; 2 Samuel 23:19 = 1 Chronicles 11:21; 2 Samuel 23:23; 2 Kings 14:10; Isaiah 43:4; Isaiah 49:5; 1 Chronicles 4:9 וַיְהִי נִכְבָּד, 1 Chronicles 11:25 נִכְבָּד הוּא (altered from 2 Samuel 23:23); but more frequent in participle as substantive honourable, honoured, distinguished man Genesis 34:19; Numbers 22:15 (JE) Isaiah 3:5; Isaiah 23:8, 9; Nahum 3:10; Psalm 149:8; נִכְבָּדוֺת Psalm 87:3 glorious things; הַשֵּׁם הַנִּכְבָּד וְהַנּוֺרָא Deuteronomy 28:58 the glorious and awe-inspiring name (of Yahweh).
2. medial, get oneself glory (or honour), of God Isaiah 26:15; Ezekiel 28:22; Ezekiel 39:13; Haggai 1:8; with בְּ in or by any one Exodus 14:4, 17, 18 (P); עַל־פְּנֵי Leviticus 10:3 (P).
Piel Perfect 2nd person masculine suffix כִּבַּדְתָּ֫נִי Isaiah 43:23; 3rd person masculine plural כִּבְּדוּ 1 Samuel 6:6; + 3 times Perfect; Imperfect יְכַבֵּד Malachi 1:6 + 3 times; suffix יְכַבְּדָ֑נְנִי Psalm 50:23; 3rd person feminine singular suffix תְּכַבְּדֵנִי Isaiah 43:20; אֲכַבְּדָה Psalm 86:12; + 12 times Imperfect; Imperative כַּבֵּד Exodus 20:12 + 2 times; + 3 times Imperative; Infinitive absolute כַּבֵּד Numbers 22:17; + 2 times Infinitive; Participle מְכַבֵּד 2 Samuel 10:3; + 4 times Participle; —
1. make heavy, insensible (compare Qal 2) the לב(ב) 1 Samuel 6:6 (twice in verse).
2. make honourable, honour, glorify, usually with human subject:
a. human object, parents Exodus 20:12 = Deuteronomy 5:16 Dec.), Malachi 1:6; Balaam Numbers 22:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 22:37; Numbers 24:11 (twice in verse)(JE); sons of Eli 1 Samuel 2:29; Saul 1 Samuel 15:30; Nahash 2 Samuel 10:3 = 1 Chronicles 19:3; Jerusalem Lamentations 1:8; more generally Psalm 15:4; subject God 1 Samuel 2:30b Psalm 91:15, compare Proverbs 4:8.
b. object things, sacred place Isaiah 60:13 (God subject); the Sabbath Isaiah 58:13.
c. God object 1 Samuel 2:30a Isaiah 24:15; Isaiah 25:3; Isaiah 43:20; Psalm 22:24; Psalm 50:15; Psalm 50:23; Proverbs 14:31; + accusative of thing זבחיך Isaiah 43:23; + בְּ instrumental (lips) Isaiah 29:13; + (מֵהוֺנֶ֑ךָ) מִן Proverbs 3:9; object the name of י׳, with accusative Psalm 86:12; with לְ Psalm 86:9; object the מַלְאַךְ י׳ Judges 13:17.
d. subject indefinite (si vera lectio), object God and man Judges 9:9 (of olive; on text, especially בּוֺ for בִּי, see GFM).
e. object a heathen god לֶאֱלֹהַּ Daniel 11:38 (twice in verse).
Pu. be made honourable, honoured. Imperfect יְכֻבָּ֑ד Proverbs 13:18; Proverbs 27:18; Participle מְכֻבָּד Isaiah 58:13.
Hiph. Perfect הִכְבִּיד Lamentations 3:7 + 5 times; 2nd person feminine הִכְבַּדְתְּ Isaiah 47:6 + 4 times Perfect; Imperfect וַיַּכְבֵּד Exodus 8:28; Exodus 9:34; Imperative הַכְבֵּד Isaiah 6:10; Infin. absolute הַכְבֵּד Exodus 8:11; construct הַכְבִּיד 2 Chronicles 25:19; Participle מַכְבִּיד Habakkuk 2:6. —
1. make heavy, a yoke 1 Kings 12:10, 14 2 Chronicles 10:10, 14; Isaiah 47:6 elliptical with עַל Nehemiah 5:15; a chain Lamentations 3:7; pledges, with עַל Habakkuk 2:6.
2. make heavy, dull, unresponsive, the ears Isaiah 6:10; Zechariah 7:11; the לֵב Exodus 8:11; Exodus 8:28; Exodus 9:34; Exodus 10:1(J).
3. cause to be honoured, of depopulated districts of northeast Israel, Isaiah 8:23 [Isaiah 9:1], of restored nation Jeremiah 30:19 (|| לא יצערו); shew or display honour, 2 Chronicles 25:19 לְהַכְבִּיד (in || 2 Kings 14:10 הִכָּבֵד).
Hithp. Imperative הִתְכַּבֵּד Nahum 3:15; feminine הִתְכַּבְּדִי Nahum 3:15; Participle מִתְכַּבֵּד Proverbs 12:9; —
1. make oneself heavy, dense, numerous (compare כָּבֵד 1b) as locusts Nahum 3:15 (twice in verse).
2. honour oneself Proverbs 12:9.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:10; 18:20; 18:20; 34:19; 34:19; 48:10; 48:10

Exodus

5:9; 8:11; 8:11; 8:28; 8:28; 9:7; 9:7; 9:34; 9:34; 10:1; 14:4; 14:4; 14:17; 14:17; 14:18; 14:18; 20:12; 20:12

Leviticus

10:3; 10:3

Numbers

22:15; 22:15; 22:17; 22:17; 22:37; 24:11

Deuteronomy

5:16; 28:58

Judges

1:35; 9:9; 13:17; 20:34; 20:34

1 Samuel

2:29; 2:30; 2:30; 5:6; 5:11; 6:6; 6:6; 9:6; 15:30; 22:14; 31:3

2 Samuel

6:20; 6:20; 6:22; 6:22; 10:3; 10:3; 13:23; 23:19; 23:19; 23:23; 23:23; 23:23

1 Kings

12:10; 12:14

2 Kings

14:10; 14:10; 14:10

1 Chronicles

4:9; 10:3; 11:21; 11:21; 11:25; 19:3

2 Chronicles

10:10; 10:14; 25:19; 25:19

Nehemiah

5:15; 5:18

Job

6:3; 6:3; 14:21; 23:2; 33:7; 33:7

Psalms

15:4; 22:24; 32:4; 38:5; 38:5; 50:15; 50:23; 50:23; 86:9; 86:12; 86:12; 87:3; 87:3; 91:15; 149:8; 149:8

Proverbs

3:9; 4:8; 8:24; 8:24; 12:9; 12:9; 13:18; 14:31; 27:18

Isaiah

3:5; 6:10; 6:10; 9:1; 23:8; 23:8; 23:9; 23:9; 24:15; 24:20; 24:20; 25:3; 26:15; 29:13; 43:4; 43:4; 43:20; 43:20; 43:23; 43:23; 47:6; 47:6; 49:5; 49:5; 58:13; 58:13; 59:1; 60:13; 66:5; 66:5

Jeremiah

30:19

Lamentations

1:8; 3:7; 3:7

Ezekiel

27:25; 28:22; 39:13; 39:13

Daniel

11:38

Nahum

3:10; 3:10; 3:15; 3:15; 3:15

Habakkuk

2:6; 2:6

Haggai

1:8; 1:8

Zechariah

7:11

Malachi

1:6; 1:6