3511. keeb
Strong's Lexicon
keeb: Stomach, belly

Original Word: כֵּב
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: keeb
Pronunciation: kabe
Phonetic Spelling: (keh-abe')
Definition: Stomach, belly
Meaning: suffering, adversity

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be hollow

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and New Testament is "κοιλία" (koilia), Strong's Greek #2836, which also refers to the belly or womb.

Usage: The Hebrew word "keeb" refers to the stomach or belly, often used metaphorically to describe the innermost parts of a person, including emotions and desires. It can denote physical hunger or a deeper, spiritual longing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the stomach or belly was often seen as the seat of emotions and desires. This understanding is reflected in various biblical texts where physical hunger is paralleled with spiritual or emotional needs. The concept of the belly as a center of desire is consistent with other ancient Near Eastern cultures, where the physical and spiritual were closely intertwined.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kaab
Definition
a pain
NASB Translation
heavy (1), pain (4), sorrow (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
כְּאֵב noun masculineJob 2:13 pain; — ׳כ absolute Job 2:13; Isaiah 17:11; construct Isaiah 65:14; suffix כְּאֵבִי Job 16:6 2t.; — pain, mental and physical Job 2:13; Job 16:6 perhaps also Psalm 39:3; אָנוּשׁ ׳כּ (in disappointment and disaster) Isaiah 17:11 ("" נַחֲלָה from חָלָה); mental, לֵֿב׳כּ Isaiah 65:14 ("" שֵׁבֶר רוּחַ) so Jeremiah 15:18 ("" מַכָּה figurative)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
grief, pain, sorrow

From ka'ab; suffering (physical or mental), adversity -- grief, pain, sorrow.

see HEBREW ka'ab

Forms and Transliterations
הַכְּאֵ֖ב הכאב וּכְאֵ֥ב וּכְאֵבִ֥י וכאב וכאבי כְּאֵבִ֑י כְאֵבִי֙ כאבי מִכְּאֵ֣ב מכאב cheeVi hak·kə·’êḇ hakkə’êḇ hakkeEv kə’êḇî ḵə’êḇî kə·’ê·ḇî ḵə·’ê·ḇî keeVi mik·kə·’êḇ mikkə’êḇ mikkeEv ū·ḵə·’ê·ḇî ū·ḵə·’êḇ ucheEv ucheeVi ūḵə’êḇ ūḵə’êḇî
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 2:13
HEB: כִּֽי־ גָדַ֥ל הַכְּאֵ֖ב מְאֹֽד׃
NAS: to him, for they saw that [his] pain was very
KJV: unto him: for they saw that [his] grief was very
INT: for great that pain was very

Job 16:6
HEB: לֹא־ יֵחָשֵׂ֣ךְ כְּאֵבִ֑י וְ֝אַחְדְּלָ֗ה מַה־
NAS: I speak, my pain is not lessened,
KJV: Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged:
INT: is not lessened my pain hold what

Psalm 39:2
HEB: הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי מִטּ֑וֹב וּכְאֵבִ֥י נֶעְכָּֽר׃
NAS: [even] from good, And my sorrow grew worse.
KJV: [even] from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
INT: refrained good and my sorrow grew

Isaiah 17:11
HEB: בְּי֥וֹם נַחֲלָ֖ה וּכְאֵ֥ב אָנֽוּשׁ׃ ס
NAS: of sickliness and incurable pain.
KJV: of grief and of desperate sorrow.
INT: A day of sickliness pain and incurable

Isaiah 65:14
HEB: וְאַתֶּ֤ם תִּצְעֲקוּ֙ מִכְּאֵ֣ב לֵ֔ב וּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶר
NAS: But you will cry out with a heavy heart,
KJV: but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart,
INT: you will cry A heavy heart vexation

Jeremiah 15:18
HEB: לָ֣מָּה הָיָ֤ה כְאֵבִי֙ נֶ֔צַח וּמַכָּתִ֖י
NAS: Why has my pain been perpetual
KJV: Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound
INT: Why been has my pain perpetual and my wound

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3511
6 Occurrences


ḵə·’ê·ḇî — 1 Occ.
hak·kə·’êḇ — 1 Occ.
kə·’ê·ḇî — 1 Occ.
mik·kə·’êḇ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·’êḇ — 1 Occ.
ū·ḵə·’ê·ḇî — 1 Occ.
















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