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כָּבֵד

ka.vadto honor: honourHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb113 occurrences26 books106 verses

Definition

or כָּבֵד; 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)
Traditional renderings: 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.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כָּבֵד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

113 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 19:3הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד · showing respect
    …the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Just because David has sent you comforters, do you really believe he is showing respect for your father? Have not his servants come to you to explore the land, spy it out, and overthrow it?”
  2. 2 Chronicles 10:10הִכְבִּ֣יד · heavy
    The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you must make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
  3. 2 Chronicles 10:14אַכְבִּיד֙ · heavy
    …and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 25:19לְהַכְבִּ֑יד · and boastful
    You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
  5. Nehemiah 5:15הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ · had heavily burdened
    The governors before me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them bread and wine plus forty shekels of silver. Their servants also oppressed the people. But I did not do this, because of my fear of God.
  6. Nehemiah 5:18כָֽבְדָ֥ה · was so heavy
    Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.
  7. Job 6:3יִכְבָּ֑ד · it would outweigh
    For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been rash.
  8. Job 14:21יִכְבְּד֣וּ · receive honor
    If his sons receive honor, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he is unaware.
  9. Job 23:2כָּבְדָ֥ה · is heavy
    “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
  10. Job 33:7יִכְבָּֽד׃ · be heavy
    Surely no fear of me should terrify you; nor will my hand be heavy upon you.
  11. Psalm 15:4יְכַבֵּ֑ד · honors
    …who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
  12. Psalm 22:23כַּבְּד֑וּהוּ · honor Him
    You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
  13. Psalm 32:4תִּכְבַּ֥ד · was heavy
    For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
  14. Psalm 38:4יִכְבְּד֥וּ · to bear
    For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
  15. Psalm 50:15וּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי׃ · and you will honor Me
    Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
  16. Psalm 50:23יְֽכַ֫בְּדָ֥נְנִי · honors Me
    He who sacrifices a thank offering honors Me, and to him who rightly orders his way, I will show the salvation of God.”
  17. Psalm 86:9וִֽיכַבְּד֣וּ · and they will glorify
    All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
  18. Psalm 86:12וַאֲכַבְּדָ֖ה · I will glorify
    I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.
  19. Psalm 87:3נִ֭כְבָּדוֹת · Glorious things
    Glorious things are ascribed to you, O city of God. Selah
  20. Psalm 91:15וַֽאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃ · and honor him
    When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
  21. Psalm 149:8וְ֝נִכְבְּדֵיהֶ֗ם · and their nobles
    …to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
  22. Proverbs 3:9כַּבֵּ֣ד · Honor
    Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
  23. Proverbs 4:8תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ · she will honor you
    Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
  24. Proverbs 8:24נִכְבַּדֵּי־ · were overflowing
    When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water.
  25. Proverbs 12:9מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד · than to be self-important
    Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.
  26. Proverbs 13:18יְכֻבָּֽד׃ · is honored
    Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
  27. Proverbs 14:31וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ · honors Him
    Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
  28. Proverbs 27:18יְכֻבָּֽד׃ · will be honored
    Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
  29. Isaiah 3:5בַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ · against the honorable
    The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.
  30. Isaiah 6:10הַכְבֵּ֖ד · deafen
    Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
  31. Isaiah 9:1הִכְבִּ֑יד · He will honor
    Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
  32. Isaiah 23:8נִכְבַּדֵּי־ · are renowned
    Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
  33. Isaiah 23:9נִכְבַּדֵּי־ · the renowned
    The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
  34. Isaiah 24:15כַּבְּד֣וּ · glorify
    Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
  35. Isaiah 24:20וְכָבַ֤ד · weighs it down
    The earth staggers like a drunkard and sways like a shack. Earth’s rebellion weighs it down, and it falls, never to rise again.
  36. Isaiah 25:3יְכַבְּד֣וּךָ · will honor You
    Therefore, a strong people will honor You. The cities of ruthless nations will revere You.
  37. Isaiah 26:15נִכְבָּ֑דְתָּ · You have gained glory for Yourself
    You have enlarged the nation, O LORD; You have enlarged the nation. You have gained glory for Yourself; You have extended all the borders of the land.
  38. Isaiah 29:13כִּבְּד֔וּנִי · and honor Me
    Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
  39. Isaiah 43:4נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ · and honored
    Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
  40. Isaiah 43:20תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙ · will honor Me
    The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
  41. Isaiah 43:23כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִי · nor honored Me
    You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.
  42. Isaiah 47:6הִכְבַּ֥דְתְּ
    I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
  43. Isaiah 49:5וְאֶכָּבֵד֙ · for I am honored
    And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, that Israel might be gathered to Him—for I am honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My strength—
  44. Isaiah 58:13מְכֻבָּ֔ד · honorable; וְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ · if you honor it
    If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD’s holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
  45. Isaiah 59:1כָבְדָ֥ה · too dull
    Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
  46. Isaiah 60:13אֲכַבֵּֽד׃ · and I will glorify
    The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.
  47. Isaiah 66:5יִכְבַּ֣ד · be glorified
    You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
  48. Jeremiah 30:19וְהִכְבַּדְתִּ֖ים · I will honor them
    Thanksgiving will proceed from them, a sound of celebration. I will multiply them, and they will not be decreased; I will honor them, and they will not be belittled.
  49. Lamentations 1:8מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ · who honored her
    Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.