Original Word: כָּבַד
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kabad or kabed
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-bad')
Definition: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensomeWord Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome
NASB Translation
abounding (1), achieve honor (1), became fierce (1), became heavy (1), boasting (1), burdensome (1), dim (1), distinguished (3), dull (2), enjoy your glory (1), glorified (4), glorify (7), glorious (2), glorious things (1), grave (1), grew strong (1), harden (1), hardened (6), heavier (2), heavy (6), held in honor (1), honor (17), honor you greatly (1), honorable (4), honored (19), honoring (2), honors (5), indeed honor (1), laid burdens (1), made my heavy (1), made our heavy (2), made your heavy (3), make (1), make it glorious (1), makes himself rich (1), multiply (2), nobles (1), respected (1), stopped (1), weigh (1), weigh heavily (1), went heavily (1).

כָּבֵד verb be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured (Late Hebrew Pi`el 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, Dl^HWB; compare Arabic difficulty, distress; III. struggle with difficulties, etc.; Zinjirli כבדו honour, DHM^{Sendsch. 58}; Sabean כבודת gifts of honour, = Hebrew נדבה freewill offering DHM^{ZMG 1883, 341 f.} —

Qal Perfect ׳כ Isaiah 24:20; 3feminine singular כָּֽבְדָה Genesis 18:20 4t.; כָּבֵ֑דָה Judges 20:34; 3masculine plural כָּֽבְדוּ Genesis 48:10; Imperfect יִכְבַּד Exodus 9:7; Isaiah 66:5; יִכְבָּ֑ד Job 6:3; Job 33:7 10t. Imperfect (כָּבֵד Genesis 12:10 + is given as 3 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 ᵑ7 Hrz Schlottm as hand smiting me; but read rather with ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Ew De Reu Di יָדוֺ of God's hand; of pressure אַכְמִּי Job 33:7 (ᵐ5 כַּמִּי); = 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, q. v.)

3 be honoured (compare βαρύς) of a man Job 14:21 (opposed to יצערו: compare Hiph`il

3 ), of Tyre Ezekiel 27:25, of Yahweh Isaiah 66:5.

Niph`al Perfect נִכְבַּד 2 Samuel 6:20, נִכְבָּ֔ד 2 Samuel 23:19,23; 1 Chronicles 11:21; נִכְבַּדְתָּ Isaiah 43:4; 2t. 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 6t.; 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); עַלמְּֿנֵי Leviticus 10:3 (P).

Piel Perfect2masculine suffix כִּבַּדְתָּ֫נִי Isaiah 43:23; 3masculine plural כִּבְּדוּ 1 Samuel 6:6; 3t. Perfect; Imperfect יְכַבֵּד Malachi 1:6 3t.; suffix יְכַבְּדָ֑נְנִי Psalm 50:23; 3feminine singular suffix תְּכַבְּדֵנִי Isaiah 43:20; אֲכַבְּדָה Psalm 86:12; 12t. Imperfect; Imperative כַּבֵּד Exodus 20:12 2t.; + 3 t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute כַּבֵּד Numbers 22:17; 2t. Infinitive; Participle מְכַבֵּד 2 Samuel 10:3; 4t. Participle; —

1 make heavy, insensible (compare Qal 2) the לב(בׅ 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 2:30 a 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`al be made honourable, honoured. Imperfect יְכֻבָּ֑ד Proverbs 13:18; Proverbs 27:18; Participle מְכֻבָּד Isaiah 58:13.

Hiph`il Perfect הִכְבִּיד Lamentations 3:7 5t.; 2 feminine הִכְבַּדְתְּ Isaiah 47:6 4t. Perfect; Imperfect וַיַּכְבֵּד Exodus 8:28; Exodus 9:34; Imperative הַכְבֵּד Isaiah 6:10; Infin. absolute הַכְבֵּד Exodus 8:11; construct הַכְבִּיד2Chronicles 25:19; Participle מַכְבִּיד Habakkuk 2:6. —

1 make heavy, a yoke 1 Kings 12:10,14 2Chronicles 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, of restored nation Jeremiah 30:19 ("" לא יצערו); shew or display honour, 2 Chronicles 25:19 לְהַכְבִּיד (in "" 2 Kings 14:10 הִכָּבֵד).

Hithpa`el Imperative הִתְכַּבֵּד Nahum 3:15; f. 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.

abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, be dim

Or kabed {kaw-bade'}; 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, X 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, X more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.

אֲכַבֵּ֖ד אֲכַבֵּֽד׃ אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֔ אֲכַבֶּדְךָ֙ אִכָּבֵֽדָה׃ אֶכָּבֵ֑ד אַכְבִּיד֙ אכבד אכבד׃ אכבדה׃ אכבדך אכביד בְּהִכָּבְדִ֣י בַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ בהכבדי בנכבד׃ הִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖י הִכְבִּ֑יד הִכְבִּ֣יד הִכְבִּ֣ידוּ הִכְבִּ֥יד הִכְבִּ֥ידוּ הִכְבַּ֤דְתִּי הִכְבַּ֥דְתְּ הִכָּ֣בְדִ֔י הִכָּבֵד֙ הִתְכַּבֵּ֣ד הַֽמְכַבֵּ֨ד הַכְבֵּ֖ד הַנִּכְבָּ֤ד הכבד הכבדי הכבדת הכבדתי הכביד הכבידו המכבד הנכבד התכבד התכבדי וְ֝נִכְבְּדֵיהֶ֗ם וְאִכָּבְדָ֤ה וְאֶכָּבֵד֙ וְאֶכָּבְדָ֖ה וְהִכְבַּדְתִּ֖ים וְהַכְבֵּד֙ וְכִבַּדְנֽוּךָ׃ וְכִבַּדְתּוֹ֙ וְכָבַ֤ד וְנִכְבַּדְתִּ֖י וְנִכְבָּ֥ד וְנִכְבָּדִ֖ים וִֽיכַבְּד֣וּ וַֽאֲכַבְּדֵֽהוּ׃ וַֽתִּכְבְּדִ֛י וַאֲכַבְּדָ֖ה וַיִּכְבַּד֙ וַיַּכְבֵּ֤ד וַיַּכְבֵּ֥ד וַתְּכַבֵּ֤ד וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד וַתִּכְבַּד֙ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ וּֽתְכַבְּדֵֽנִי׃ וּמַכְבִּ֥יד ואכבד ואכבדה ואכבדהו׃ והכבד והכבדתים ויכבד ויכבדו וכבד וכבדנוך׃ וכבדתו ומכבדו ומכביד ונכבד ונכבדיהם ונכבדים ונכבדתי ותכבד ותכבדי ותכבדני׃ יְֽכַ֫בְּדָ֥נְנִי יְכַבְּד֣וּךָ יְכַבְּד֥וּ יְכַבֵּ֑ד יְכַבֵּ֛ד יְכַבֵּ֥ד יְכֻבָּֽד׃ יִכְבְּד֣וּ יִכְבְּד֥וּ יִכְבַּ֣ד יִכְבָּ֑ד יִכְבָּֽד׃ יכבד יכבד׃ יכבדו יכבדוך יכבדנני כִּבְּד֔וּנִי כִּבְּד֛וּ כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִי כַּבְּד֑וּהוּ כַּבְּד֣וּ כַּבְּדֵ֥נִי כַּבְּדֶֽךָ׃ כַּבֵּ֣ד כַּבֵּ֤ד כַּבֵּ֥ד כַבֵּ֤ד כָּבְד֣וּ כָּבְדָ֥ה כָּבֵ֑דָה כָּבֵ֣ד כָֽבְדָ֥ה כָבְדָ֖ה כָבְדָ֥ה כָבֵ֥ד כבד כבדה כבדו כבדוהו כבדוני כבדך׃ כבדני כבדתני לְהַכְבִּ֑יד להכביד מְכַבְּדֶ֤יהָ מְכַבְּדַ֥י מְכֻבָּ֔ד מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד מכבד מכבדי מכבדיה ממתכבד נִ֭כְבָּדוֹת נִּכְבַּ֨ד נִכְבַּ֖ד נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ נִכְבַּדֵּי־ נִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙ נִכְבָּ֑דְתָּ נִכְבָּ֔ד נִכְבָּ֖ד נִכְבָּד֙ נכבד נכבדות נכבדי־ נכבדיה נכבדת תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ תְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙ תְכַבְּדוּ֙ תִּכְבַּ֥ד תִּכְבַּ֧ד תכבד תכבדו תכבדך תכבדני ’ă·ḵab·bêḏ ’ă·ḵab·beḏ·ḵā ’aḵ·bîḏ ’ăḵabbêḏ ’ăḵabbeḏḵā ’aḵbîḏ ’ek·kā·ḇêḏ ’ekkāḇêḏ ’ik·kā·ḇê·ḏāh ’ikkāḇêḏāh achabBed achabbedCha achBid ban·niḵ·bāḏ bannichBad banniḵbāḏ bə·hik·kā·ḇə·ḏî bəhikkāḇəḏî behikkaveDi chabBed chaVed chaveDah chibbadTani ekkaVed hachBed haḵ·bêḏ haḵbêḏ ham·ḵab·bêḏ hamchabBed hamḵabbêḏ han·niḵ·bāḏ hannichBad hanniḵbāḏ hichBadt hichBadti hichBid hichBidu hiḵ·baḏ·tî hiḵ·baḏt hiḵ·bî·ḏū hiḵ·bîḏ hik·kā·ḇə·ḏî hik·kā·ḇêḏ hiḵbaḏt hiḵbaḏtî hiḵbîḏ hiḵbîḏū hikkāḇêḏ hikkāḇəḏî hikkaVed hikKaveDi hiṯ·kab·bə·ḏî hiṯ·kab·bêḏ hitkabBed hiṯkabbêḏ hitkabbeDi hiṯkabbəḏî ikkaVedah kā·ḇê·ḏāh kā·ḇə·ḏāh ḵā·ḇə·ḏāh kā·ḇə·ḏū kā·ḇêḏ ḵā·ḇêḏ kab·bə·ḏe·ḵā kab·bə·ḏê·nî kab·bə·ḏū kab·bə·ḏū·hū kab·bêḏ ḵab·bêḏ kabBed kabbêḏ ḵabbêḏ kabbeDecha kabbəḏeḵā kabbeDeni kabbəḏênî kabbeDu kabbəḏū kabbeDuhu kabbəḏūhū kāḇêḏ ḵāḇêḏ kāḇêḏāh kāḇəḏāh ḵāḇəḏāh kāḇəḏū kaVed kaVedah kaveDu ḵib·baḏ·tā·nî kib·bə·ḏū kib·bə·ḏū·nî ḵibbaḏtānî kibbeDu kibbəḏū kibbeDuni kibbəḏūnî lə·haḵ·bîḏ lehachBid ləhaḵbîḏ mə·ḵab·bə·ḏay mə·ḵab·bə·ḏe·hā mə·ḵub·bāḏ mechabbeDai mechabbeDeiha mechubBad məḵabbəḏay məḵabbəḏehā məḵubbāḏ mim·mə·ṯak·kab·bêḏ mimetakkabBed mimməṯakkabbêḏ nichBad nichbaddei nichbadDeiha nichBadeta Nichbadot nichBadta niḵ·bā·ḏə·tā niḵ·bā·ḏō·wṯ niḵ·baḏ niḵ·bāḏ niḵ·bad·dê- niḵ·bad·de·hā niḵ·baḏ·tā niḵbaḏ niḵbāḏ niḵbaddê- niḵbaddehā niḵbāḏətā niḵbāḏōwṯ niḵbaḏtā tə·ḵab·bê·ḏə·ḵā tə·ḵab·bə·ḏê·nî ṯə·ḵab·bə·ḏū techabBedecha techabbeDeni techabbeDu təḵabbêḏəḵā təḵabbəḏênî ṯəḵabbəḏū tichBad tiḵ·baḏ tiḵbaḏ ū·maḵ·bîḏ ū·mə·ḵab·bə·ḏōw ū·ṯə·ḵab·bə·ḏê·nî umachBid ūmaḵbîḏ umechabbeDo ūməḵabbəḏōw UtechabbeDeni ūṯəḵabbəḏênî vaachabbeDah VaachabbeDehu vaiyachBed vaiyichBad vattechabBed vattichBad vattichbeDi vechaVad vechibbadNucha vechibbadTo veekkaVed veekkaveDah vehachBed vehichbadTim veikkaveDah venichBad venichbaDim venichbadTi venichbedeiHem vichabbeDu wa’ăḵabbəḏāh wa’ăḵabbəḏêhū wa·’ă·ḵab·bə·ḏāh wa·’ă·ḵab·bə·ḏê·hū wat·tə·ḵab·bêḏ wat·tiḵ·baḏ wat·tiḵ·bə·ḏî wattəḵabbêḏ wattiḵbaḏ wattiḵbəḏî way·yaḵ·bêḏ way·yiḵ·baḏ wayyaḵbêḏ wayyiḵbaḏ wə’ekkāḇêḏ wə’ekkāḇəḏāh wə’ikkāḇəḏāh wə·’ek·kā·ḇə·ḏāh wə·’ek·kā·ḇêḏ wə·’ik·kā·ḇə·ḏāh wə·haḵ·bêḏ wə·hiḵ·baḏ·tîm wə·ḵā·ḇaḏ wə·ḵib·baḏ·nū·ḵā wə·ḵib·baḏ·tōw wə·niḵ·bā·ḏîm wə·niḵ·bāḏ wə·niḵ·baḏ·tî wə·niḵ·bə·ḏê·hem wəhaḵbêḏ wəhiḵbaḏtîm wəḵāḇaḏ wəḵibbaḏnūḵā wəḵibbaḏtōw wəniḵbāḏ wəniḵbāḏîm wəniḵbaḏtî wəniḵbəḏêhem wî·ḵab·bə·ḏū wîḵabbəḏū yə·ḵab·bə·ḏā·nə·nî yə·ḵab·bə·ḏū yə·ḵab·bə·ḏū·ḵā yə·ḵab·bêḏ yə·ḵub·bāḏ yechabBed yeChabbeDaneni yechabbeDu yechabbeDucha yechubBad yəḵabbêḏ yəḵabbəḏānənî yəḵabbəḏū yəḵabbəḏūḵā yəḵubbāḏ yichBad yichbeDu yiḵ·baḏ yiḵ·bāḏ yiḵ·bə·ḏū yiḵbaḏ yiḵbāḏ yiḵbəḏūInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts