כָּבוֹד
Transliteration
kāḇôḏ
Pronunciation
kaw-bode'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From כָּבַד (H3513)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 943d,943e

Strong’s Definitions

כָּבוֹד kâbôwd, kaw-bode'; rarely כָּבֹד kâbôd; from H3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness:—glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 200x

The KJV translates Strong's H3519 in the following manner: glory (156x), honour (32x), glorious (10x), gloriously (1x), honourable (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 200x
The KJV translates Strong's H3519 in the following manner: glory (156x), honour (32x), glorious (10x), gloriously (1x), honourable (1x).
  1. glory, honour, glorious, abundance

    1. abundance, riches

    2. honour, splendour, glory

    3. honour, dignity

    4. honour, reputation

    5. honour, reverence, glory

    6. glory

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּבוֹד kâbôwd, kaw-bode'; rarely כָּבֹד kâbôd; from H3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness:—glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
STRONGS H3519: Abbreviations
† II. כָּבוֺד noun masculineIsaiah 60:1 and †feminineGenesis 49:6 abundance, honour, glory; — כ׳ Joshua 7:19 + 70 times; כָּבֹד Genesis 31:1; Nahum 2:10; construct כְּבוֺד Exodus 16:7 + 62 times; כְּבֹד Proverbs 25:2 (twice in verse); suffix כְּבוֺדִי Genesis 45:13 + 17 times; כְּבֹדִי Genesis 49:6 + 3 times; + 40 times suffixes —
2. honour, splendour, glory, of external condition and circumstances:
a. of men: of Joseph in Egypt Genesis 45:18 (E); of Job Job 19:9; Job 29:20; of Ephraim Hosea 9:11, Samaria Hosea 10:5; עשֶׁר וְכָכוֺד wealth and splendour 1 Chronicles 29:12, 28; 2 Chronicles 17:5; 18:1; 32:27; Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 8:18; Proverbs 22:4; עשֶׁר (וּ)נְכָסִים וְכ׳ 2 Chronicles 1:11, 12 = גם כ׳ גם ע׳ 1 Kings 3:13; Ecclesiastes 6:2; || עשֶׁר Proverbs 11:16; man was crowned with וְהָדָר כ׳ at his creation, Psalm 8:6; the king is given כ׳ || הוֺד וְהָדָר Psalm 21:6.
b. of things, עָשְׁרוֺ כ׳ Esther 5:11 splendour of his wealth, of a throne 1 Samuel 2:8 (poem), Isaiah 22:23; Jeremiah 14:21; Jeremiah 17:12; a kingdom Esther 1:4; chariots Isaiah 22:18; priestly robes Exodus 28:2, 40 (P); Lebanon Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 60:13; forest Isaiah 10:18 (figurative of royal might); trees Ezekiel 31:18; temple Haggai 2:3, 9; restored holy land Psalm 84:12; Isaiah 4:2, 5; Jerusalem Isaiah 62:2.
c. of God, glory, (1) in historic theophanies: to Moses Exodus 33:18, 22 (J); || אֹתֹת Numbers 14:22 (JE); || גָּדְלוֺ Deuteronomy 5:21. P uses יהוה כ׳ for theophanies of the Exodus Exodus 16:7, 10; Exodus 24:16, 17; Exodus 40:34, 35; Leviticus 9:6, 23; Numbers 14:10; Numbers 16:19; Numbers 17:7; Numbers 20:6, compare 2 Chronicles 5:14 = 1 Kings 8:11; 2 Chronicles 7:1, 2, 3; so Ezekiel, Ezekiel 1:28; Ezekiel 3:12, 23; Ezekiel 10:4 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 10:18; Ezekiel 11:23; Ezekiel 43:4, 5; Ezekiel 44:4; with the variation אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כ׳ Ezekiel 8:4; Ezekiel 9:3; Ezekiel 10:19; Ezekiel 11:22; Ezekiel 43:2, and הַכָּבוֺד Ezekiel 3:23; the sacred tent was sanctified by the Glory Exodus 29:43 (P), and the temple was מְקוֺם מִשְׁכַּן כ׳ Psalm 26:8; when the ark was captured, the Glory went into exile from Israel 1 Samuel 4:21, 22. (2) in historic and ideal manifestations to the pious mind Yahweh's, name is a name of glory Psalm 72:19; Nehemiah 9:5; his eyes eyes of glory Isaiah 3:8; in the temple his glory is seen Psalm 63:3; it is על השׁמים Psalm 113:4; על כל הארץ Psalm 57:6; Psalm 57:12; in a thunderstorm he is אֵל הַכָּבוֺד Psalm 29:3; his glory is לְעוֺלָם Psalm 104:31; it is great Psalm 138:5; above all the earth Psalm 108:6; the whole earth is full of it Isaiah 6:3 the heavens are declaring כְּבוֺד אֵל Psalm 19:2; with reference to the divine reign הֲדַר מַלְכוּתוֺ כּ׳, Psalm 145:12; הֲדַר כ׳ הוֺדֶ֑ךָ Psalm 145:5. (3) he is מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֺד Psalm 24:7; Psalm 24:8; Psalm 24:9; Psalm 24:10 (twice in verse); he will appear in his glory Psalm 102:17, his glory will be revealed in a march through the wilderness to the holy land Isaiah 40:5, the land will see it Isaiah 35:2, shine with it Ezekiel 43:3, and it will dwell in the land Psalm 85:10; it will be to the rearward of Israel Isaiah 58:8; it will arise and be seen upon Jerusalem Isaiah 60:1, 2; Yahweh will be the glory in the midst of her Zechariah 2:9; the temple will be filled with it Haggai 2:7; the earth will be filled with a knowledge of it Habakkuk 2:14, and with it Numbers 14:21 (JE) Psalm 72:19; it will be declared among the nations and all will see it Isaiah 66:18, 19 (twice in verse); Psalm 97:6 and peoples and kings revere it Psalm 102:16; Isaiah 59:19; י׳ will reign before his elders in glory Isaiah 24:23; the resting-place of the Messiah will be כָּבוֺד Isaiah 11:10.
3. honour, dignity of position מנע מִכּ׳ withhold from honour Numbers 24:11 (E); ירד מִכּ׳ descend from Jeremiah 48:18; שׁלח אחר כ׳ send after Zechariah 2:12; רוּם בכ׳ Psalm 112:9; שׁכב בכ׳ Isaiah 14:18; תמך כ׳ Proverbs 29:23; יַרְבֶּה כ׳ Daniel 11:39; לקח כ׳ take me to honour Psalm 73:24; not becoming to fools Proverbs 26:1; לפני כ׳ ענוה before honour (goeth) humility Proverbs 15:33; Proverbs 18:22; antithesis קלון Hosea 4:7; Habakkuk 2:16; Proverbs 3:35, קִיִקָלוֺן Habakkuk 2:16; כָּבוֺד is used as collective, of honoured men, dignitaries, nobility כבוד ישׂראל Micah 1:15; elsewhere as construct before various nations or with suffixes only Isaiah 5:13; Isaiah 8:7; Isaiah 10:16; Isaiah 16:14; Isaiah 17:3, 4; Isaiah 21:16; Isaiah 22:24.
4. honour, reputation, of character, of man וְלֹאלְֿךָ לְכ׳ 2 Chronicles 26:18 neither will it be for thine honour; || חכמה Ecclesiastes 10:1; צדקה Proverbs 21:21; antith. כְּלִמָּה Psalm 4:3; וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֺד Proverbs 25:27 and searching out of their glory is (not) glory לאישׁ כ׳ Proverbs 20:3; אֱלֹהִים כ׳ מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וכ׳ Proverbs 25:2 the honour of God is to conceal a thing, but the honour of kings is to search out a thing.
5. my honour, poetic of the seat of honour in the inner man, the noblest part of man || נפשׁי Genesis 49:6 (poem) Psalm 7:6; לִבִּי Psalm 16:9; Psalm 108:2; it is called upon to זמּר Psalm 30:13 (read כְּבוֺדִי for כָּבוֺד); עוּרָה Psalm 57:9.
6. honour, reverence, glory, as due to one or ascribed to one:
a. of men, due to a father Malachi 1:6; honour done to David by Nathan's prophecy 1 Chronicles 17:18; לְ עשׂה כ׳ 2 Chronicles 32:33 do honour to; לְ נתן כ׳ Proverbs 26:8; || ישׁע Psalm 62:8.
b. of God, כְּבוֺדִי the honour due to me (Yahweh) Isaiah 42:8; Isaiah 43:7; Isaiah 48:11 שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כ׳ Psalm 79:9; לְ נתן כ׳ 1 Samuel 6:5; Jeremiah 13:16; Malachi 2:2; Psalm 115:1; לְ שׂים כ׳ Joshua 7:19 (J), Isaiah 42:12; שׂים כ׳ תהלתוֺ Psalm 66:2; ועז לְ יהב כ׳ Psalm 29:1; Psalm 96:7 = 1 Chronicles 16:28; שְׁמוֺ לְ יהב כ׳ Psalm 29:2; Psalm 96:8 = 1 Chronicles 16:29; שְׁמוֺ זמּר כ׳ Psalm 66:2; בגוים כבודו ספּר Psalm 96:3 = 1 Chronicles 16:24; אמר מלכותך כ׳ Psalm 145:11; נתן כבודי בגוים Ezekiel 39:21; אֹמֵר כָּבוֺד Psalm 29:9 say Glory; יִעְלְזוּ בְּכ׳ exult with (ascriptions of) glory Psalm 149:5.
7. glory as the object of honour, reverence and glorifying, כְּבוֺדִי Psalm 3:4 my glory (the one whom I glorify); כְּבוֺדָם Psalm 106:20 their glory; כְּבוֺדוֺ Jeremiah 2:11.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

Genesis 31:1; Genesis 31:1; Genesis 45:13; Genesis 45:18; Genesis 49:6; Genesis 49:6; Genesis 49:6

Exodus

Exodus 16:7; Exodus 16:7; Exodus 16:10; Exodus 24:16; Exodus 24:17; Exodus 28:2; Exodus 28:40; Exodus 29:43; Exodus 33:18; Exodus 33:22; Exodus 40:34; Exodus 40:35

Leviticus

Leviticus 9:6; Leviticus 9:23

Numbers

Numbers 14:10; Numbers 14:21; Numbers 14:22; Numbers 16:19; Numbers 17:7; Numbers 20:6; Numbers 24:11

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 5:21

Joshua

Joshua 7:19; Joshua 7:19

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:8; 1 Samuel 4:21; 1 Samuel 4:22; 1 Samuel 6:5

1 Kings

1 Kings 3:13; 1 Kings 8:11

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 16:24; 1 Chronicles 16:28; 1 Chronicles 16:29; 1 Chronicles 17:18; 1 Chronicles 29:12; 1 Chronicles 29:28

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 1:11; 2 Chronicles 1:12; 2 Chronicles 5:14; 2 Chronicles 7:1; 2 Chronicles 7:2; 2 Chronicles 7:3; 2 Chronicles 17:5; 2 Chronicles 18:1; 2 Chronicles 26:18; 2 Chronicles 32:27; 2 Chronicles 32:33

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:5

Esther

Esther 1:4; Esther 5:11

Job

Job 19:9; Job 29:20

Psalms

Psalms 3:4; Psalms 4:3; Psalms 7:6; Psalms 8:6; Psalms 16:9; Psalms 19:2; Psalms 21:6; Psalms 24:7; Psalms 24:8; Psalms 24:9; Psalms 24:10; Psalms 26:8; Psalms 29:1; Psalms 29:2; Psalms 29:3; Psalms 29:9; Psalms 49:17; Psalms 49:18; Psalms 57:6; Psalms 57:9; Psalms 62:8; Psalms 63:3; Psalms 66:2; Psalms 66:2; Psalms 72:19; Psalms 72:19; Psalms 73:24; Psalms 79:9; Psalms 84:12; Psalms 85:10; Psalms 96:3; Psalms 96:7; Psalms 96:8; Psalms 97:6; Psalms 102:16; Psalms 102:17; Psalms 104:31; Psalms 106:20; Psalms 108:2; Psalms 108:6; Psalms 112:9; Psalms 113:4; Psalms 115:1; Psalms 138:5; Psalms 145:5; Psalms 145:11; Psalms 145:12; Psalms 149:5

Proverbs

Proverbs 3:16; Proverbs 3:35; Proverbs 8:18; Proverbs 11:16; Proverbs 15:33; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 21:21; Proverbs 22:4; Proverbs 25:2; Proverbs 25:2; Proverbs 25:27; Proverbs 26:1; Proverbs 26:8; Proverbs 29:23

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 6:2; Ecclesiastes 10:1

Isaiah

Isaiah 3:8; Isaiah 4:2; Isaiah 4:5; Isaiah 5:13; Isaiah 6:3; Isaiah 8:7; Isaiah 10:3; Isaiah 10:16; Isaiah 10:18; Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 14:18; Isaiah 16:14; Isaiah 17:3; Isaiah 17:4; Isaiah 21:16; Isaiah 22:18; Isaiah 22:23; Isaiah 22:24; Isaiah 24:23; Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 35:2; Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 42:8; Isaiah 42:12; Isaiah 43:7; Isaiah 48:11; Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 59:19; Isaiah 60:1; Isaiah 60:1; Isaiah 60:2; Isaiah 60:13; Isaiah 61:6; Isaiah 62:2; Isaiah 66:11; Isaiah 66:12; Isaiah 66:18; Isaiah 66:19

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:11; Jeremiah 13:16; Jeremiah 14:21; Jeremiah 17:12; Jeremiah 48:18

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 1:28; Ezekiel 3:12; Ezekiel 3:23; Ezekiel 3:23; Ezekiel 8:4; Ezekiel 9:3; Ezekiel 10:4; Ezekiel 10:18; Ezekiel 10:19; Ezekiel 11:22; Ezekiel 11:23; Ezekiel 31:18; Ezekiel 39:21; Ezekiel 43:2; Ezekiel 43:3; Ezekiel 43:4; Ezekiel 43:5; Ezekiel 44:4

Daniel

Daniel 11:39

Hosea

Hosea 4:7; Hosea 9:11; Hosea 10:5

Micah

Micah 1:15

Nahum

Nahum 2:10; Nahum 2:10

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 2:14; Habakkuk 2:16; Habakkuk 2:16

Haggai

Haggai 2:3; Haggai 2:7; Haggai 2:9

Zechariah

Zechariah 2:9; Zechariah 2:12

Malachi

Malachi 1:6; Malachi 2:2