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Lexicon :: Strong's H3515 - kāḇēḏ

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כָּבֵד
Transliteration
kāḇēḏ
Pronunciation
kaw-bade'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 943a

Strong’s Definitions

כָּבֵד kâbêd, kaw-bade'; from H3513; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid):—(so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H3515 in the following manner: great (8x), grievous (8x), heavy (8x), sore (4x), hard (2x), much (2x), slow (2x), hardened (1x), heavier (1x), laden (1x), thick (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H3515 in the following manner: great (8x), grievous (8x), heavy (8x), sore (4x), hard (2x), much (2x), slow (2x), hardened (1x), heavier (1x), laden (1x), thick (1x).

  1. heavy, great

    1. heavy

    2. massive, abundant, numerous

    3. heavy, dull

    4. hard, difficult, burdensome

    5. very oppressive, numerous, rich

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּבֵד kâbêd, kaw-bade'; from H3513; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid):—(so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
STRONGS H3515: Abbreviations
כָּבֵד adjective heavy; — כ׳ Genesis 41:31+ 34 times; construct כְּבַד Exodus 4:10 (twice in verse); כֶּבֶד Isaiah 1:4; plural כְּבֵדִים Exodus 17:12; construct כִּבְדֵי Ezekiel 3:5,6; —
1. a. heavy, a burden Psalm 38:5; hands (weary of holding up) Exodus 17:12 (E), hair of head 2 Samuel 14:26, a corpulent old man 1 Samuel 4:18; עַם כֶבֶד עָוֺן Isaiah 1:4 a people heavy with (the burden of) iniquity; a cloud charged with rain Exodus 19:16 (E); a rock of large size Isaiah 32:2; oppressive, grievous, burdensome, a yoke 1 Kings 12:4,11 2 Chronicles 10:4,11; a famine Genesis 12:10; Genesis 41:31; Genesis 43:1; Genesis 47:4,13 (J); the vexation (כַּעַס) of a fool Proverbs 27:3; vehement, sore, of a mourning Genesis 50:11(J).
b. massive, abundant, numerous, of a people עַם Numbers 20:20 (J) 1 Kings 3:9; army חיל 2 Kings 6:14; 2 Kings 18:14 = Isaiah 36:2 insect swarm Exodus 8:20 (J).
c. heavy, dull of speech and tongue Exodus 4:10 (twice in verse) (JE); of the לֵב, hard Exodus 7:14 (J).
d. hard, difficult, of a thing to be done Exodus 18:18 (E) Numbers 11:14 (J); of a language to be understood Ezekiel 3:5,6.
2. in the usage of J כָּבֵד מְאֹד is frequent:
a. very oppressive, grievous, of hail Exodus 9:18,24; murrain Exodus 9:8; lamentation Genesis 50:10.
b. very numerous, cattle Exodus 12:38; army, מַחֲנֶה Genesis 50:9; locusts Exodus 10:14; so חַיִל 1 Kings 10:2 2 Chronicles 9:1.
c. very rich, במקנה in cattle Genesis 13:2.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3358.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:10; 13:2; 41:31; 41:31; 43:1; 47:4; 47:13; 50:9; 50:10; 50:11

Exodus

4:10; 4:10; 7:14; 8:20; 9:8; 9:18; 9:24; 10:14; 12:38; 17:12; 17:12; 18:18; 19:16

Numbers

11:14; 20:20

1 Samuel

4:18

2 Samuel

14:26

1 Kings

3:9; 10:2; 12:4; 12:11

2 Kings

6:14; 18:14

2 Chronicles

9:1; 10:4; 10:11

Psalms

38:5

Proverbs

27:3

Isaiah

1:4; 1:4; 32:2; 36:2

Ezekiel

3:5; 3:5; 3:6; 3:6

H3515

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3515 matches the Hebrew כָּבֵד (kāḇēḏ),
which occurs 39 times in 38 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:10 - Now there was a famine H7458 in the land; H776 so Abram H87 went H3381 down H3381 to Egypt H4714 to sojourn H1481 there, H8033 for the famine H7458 was severe H3515 in the land. H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31 - “So the abundance H7647 will be unknown H3045 H3808 in the land H776 because H4480 H6440 of that subsequent H310 famine; H7458 for it will be very H3966 severe. H3515

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:1 - Now the famine H7458 was severe H3515 in the land. H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4 - They said H559 to Pharaoh, H6547 “We have come H935 to sojourn H1481 in the land, H776 for there H369 is no H369 pasture H4829 for your servants’ H5650 flocks, H6629 for the famine H7458 is severe H3515 in the land H776 of Canaan. H3667 Now, H6258 therefore, please H4994 let your servants H5650 [fn]live H3427 in the land H776 of Goshen.” H1657

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:13 - Now there H369 was no H369 [fn]food H3899 in all H3605 the land, H776 because H3588 the famine H7458 was very H3966 severe, H3515 so that the land H776 of Egypt H4714 and the land H776 of Canaan H3667 languished H3856 because H4480 H6440 of the famine. H7458

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:9 - There also went H5927 up with him both H1571 chariots H7393 and horsemen; H6571 and it was a very H3966 great H3515 company. H4264

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:10 - When they came H935 to the [fn]threshing H1637 floor H1637 of Atad, H329 which H834 is beyond H5676 the Jordan, H3383 they lamented H5594 there H8033 with a very H3966 great H1419 and [fn]sorrowful H3515 lamentation; H4553 and he [fn]observed H6213 seven H7651 days H3117 mourning H60 for his father. H1

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:11 - Now when the inhabitants H3427 of the land, H776 the Canaanites, H3669 saw H7200 the mourning H60 at [fn]the threshing H1637 floor H1637 of Atad, H329 they said, H559 “This H2088 is a [fn]grievous H3515 [fn]mourning H60 for the Egyptians.” H4714 Therefore H5921 H3651 it was named H7121 H8034 [fn]Abel-mizraim, H67 which H834 is beyond H5676 the Jordan. H3383

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:10 - Then Moses H4872 said H559 to the LORD, H3068 “Please, H994 Lord, H136 I have never H3808 been [fn]eloquent, H376 H1697 neither H1571 [fn]recently H4480 H8543 nor H1571 in time H8032 past, H8032 nor H1571 since H227 You have spoken H1696 to Your servant; H5650 for I am [fn]slow H3515 of speech H6310 and [fn]slow H3515 of tongue.” H3956

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:14 - Then the LORD H3068 said H559 to Moses, H4872 “Pharaoh’s H6547 heart H3820 is [fn]stubborn; H3515 he refuses H3985 to let H7971 the people H5971 go. H7971

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:24 - Then the LORD H3068 did H6213 so. H3651 And there came H935 [fn]great H3515 swarms H6157 of flies into the house H1004 of Pharaoh H6547 and the houses H1004 of his servants H5650 and the land H776 was laid H7843 waste H7843 because H4480 H6440 of the swarms H6157 of flies in all H3605 the land H776 of Egypt. H4714

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3 - behold, H2009 the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068 [fn]will come H1961 with a very H3966 severe H3515 pestilence H1698 on your livestock H4735 which H834 are in the field, H7704 on the horses, H5483 on the donkeys, H2543 on the camels, H1581 on the herds, H1241 and on the flocks. H6629

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:18 - “Behold, H2009 about this time H6256 tomorrow, H4279 I will [fn]send H4305 a very H3966 heavy H3515 hail, H1259 such H834 as has not been H1961 seen in Egypt H4714 from the day H3117 it was founded H3245 [fn]until H5704 now. H6258

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:24 - So there was hail, H1259 and fire H784 [fn]flashing H3947 continually in the midst H8432 of the hail, H1259 very H3966 severe, H3515 such H834 as had not been H1961 in all H3605 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 since H227 it became H1961 a nation. H1471

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:14 - The locusts H697 came H5927 up over H5921 all H3605 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 and settled H5117 in all H3605 the territory H1366 of Egypt; H4714 they were very H3966 [fn]numerous. H3515 There had never H3808 been H1961 so H3651 many [fn]locusts, H697 nor H3808 would there be so H3651 many [fn]again. H310

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:38 - A mixed H6154 multitude H7227 also H1571 went H5927 up with them, [fn]along with flocks H6629 and herds, H1241 a very H3966 large H3515 number H3515 of livestock. H4735

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12 - But Moses’ hands H3027 were heavy. H3515 Then they took H3947 a stone H68 and put H7760 it under H8478 him, and he sat H3427 on it; and Aaron H175 and Hur H2354 supported H8551 his hands, H3027 one H259 on one H2088 side H2088 and one H259 on the other. H2088 Thus his hands H3027 were steady H530 until H5704 the sun H8121 set. H935

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:18 - “You will surely H5034 wear H5034 out, both H1571 yourself H859 and [fn]these H2088 people H5971 who H834 are with you, for the [fn]task H1697 is too H4480 heavy H3515 for you; you cannot H3201 H3808 do H6213 it alone. H905

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 - So it came H1961 about on the third H7992 day, H3117 when it was morning, H1242 that there were [fn]thunder H6963 and lightning H1300 flashes H1300 and a thick H3515 cloud H6051 upon the mountain H2022 and a very H3966 loud H2389 trumpet H7782 sound, H6963 so that all H3605 the people H5971 who H834 were in the camp H4264 trembled. H2729

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:14 - “I alone H905 am not able H3201 to carry H5375 all H3605 this H2088 people, H5971 because H3588 it is too H4480 [fn]burdensome H3515 for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - But he said, H559 “You shall not pass H5674 through.” H5674 And Edom H123 came H3318 out against H7122 him with a heavy H3515 [fn]force H5971 and with a strong H2389 hand. H3027

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18 - When he mentioned H2142 the ark H727 of God, H430 [fn]Eli fell H5307 off H4480 H5921 the seat H3678 backward H322 beside H5704 H3027 the gate, H8179 and his neck H4665 was broken H7665 and he died, H4191 for [fn]he was old H2204 and heavy. H3515 Thus he judged H8199 Israel H3478 forty H705 years. H8141

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:9 - “So give H5414 Your servant H5650 [fn]an understanding H8085 heart H3820 to judge H8199 Your people H5971 to discern H995 between H996 good H2896 and evil. H7451 For who H4310 is able H3201 to judge H8199 this H2088 [fn]great H3515 people H5971 of Yours?”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - So she came H935 to Jerusalem H3389 with a very H3966 large H3515 retinue, H2428 with camels H1581 carrying H5375 spices H1314 and very H3966 much H7227 gold H2091 and precious H3368 stones. H68 When she came H935 to Solomon, H8010 she spoke H1696 with him about all H3605 that was in her heart. H3824

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father H1 made H7185 our yoke H5923 hard; H7185 now H6258 therefore lighten H7043 the hard H7186 service H5656 of your father H1 and his heavy H3515 yoke H5923 which H834 he put H5414 on us, and we will serve H5647 you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - ‘Whereas H6258 my father H1 loaded H6006 you with a heavy H3515 yoke, H5923 I will add H3254 to your yoke; H5923 my father H1 disciplined H3256 you with whips, H7752 but I will discipline H3256 you with scorpions.’” H6137

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:14 - He sent H7971 horses H5483 and chariots H7393 and a great H3515 army H2428 there, H8033 and they came H935 by night H3915 and surrounded H5362 the city. H5892

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Then the king H4428 of Assyria H804 sent H7971 Tartan H8661 and Rab-saris H7249 and Rabshakeh H7262 from Lachish H3923 to King H4428 Hezekiah H2396 with a large H3515 army H2428 to Jerusalem. H3389 So they went H5927 up and came H935 to Jerusalem. H3389 And when they went H5927 up, they came H935 and stood H5975 by the conduit H8585 of the upper H5945 pool, H1295 which H834 is on the highway H4546 of the [fn]fuller’s H3526 field. H7704

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - Now when the queen H4436 of Sheba H7614 heard H8085 of the fame H8088 of Solomon, H8010 she came H935 to Jerusalem H3389 to test H5254 Solomon H8010 with difficult H2420 questions. H2420 She had a very H3966 large H3515 retinue, H2428 with camels H1581 carrying H5375 spices H1314 and a large H7230 amount H7230 of gold H2091 and precious H3368 stones; H68 and when she came H935 to Solomon, H8010 she spoke H1696 with him about all H3605 that was on her heart. H3824

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father H1 made H7185 our yoke H5923 hard; H7185 now H6258 therefore lighten H7043 the hard H7186 service H5656 of your father H1 and his heavy H3515 yoke H5923 which H834 he put H5414 on us, and we will serve H5647 you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - ‘Whereas H6258 my father H1 loaded H6006 you with a heavy H3515 yoke, H5923 I will add H3254 to your yoke; H5923 my father H1 disciplined H3256 you with whips, H7752 but I will discipline you with scorpions.’” H6137

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:4 - For my iniquities H5771 are gone H5674 over H5674 my head; H7218
As a heavy H3515 burden H4853 they weigh H3513 too H4480 much H3515 for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone H68 is heavy H3514 and the sand H2344 weighty, H5192
But the provocation H3708 of a fool H191 is heavier H3515 than H4480 both H8147 of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Alas, H1945 sinful H2398 nation, H1471
People H5971 weighed H3515 down H3515 with iniquity, H5771
[fn]Offspring H2233 of evildoers, H7489
Sons H1121 who act H7843 corruptly! H7843
They have abandoned H5800 the LORD, H3068
They have despised H5006 the Holy H6918 One H6918 of Israel, H3478
They have turned H2114 away H2114 [fn]from Him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 - Each H376 will be like a refuge H4224 from the wind H7307
And a shelter H5643 from the storm, H2230
Like [fn]streams H6388 of water H4325 in a dry H6724 country, H6724
Like the shade H6738 of a [fn]huge H3515 rock H5553 in [fn]a parched H5889 land. H776

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - And the king H4428 of Assyria H804 sent H7971 Rabshakeh H7262 from Lachish H3923 to Jerusalem H3389 to King H4428 Hezekiah H2396 with a large H3515 army. H2428 And he stood H5975 by the conduit H8585 of the upper H5945 pool H1295 on the highway H4546 of the [fn]fuller’s H3526 field. H7704

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:5 - “For you are not being sent H7971 to a people H5971 of [fn]unintelligible H6012 speech H8193 or difficult H3515 language, H3956 but to the house H1004 of Israel, H3478

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:6 - nor H3808 to many H7227 peoples H5971 of [fn]unintelligible H6012 speech H8193 or difficult H3515 language, H3956 whose H834 words H1697 you cannot H3808 understand. H8085 [fn]But I have sent H7971 you to them [fn]who should listen H8085 to you;
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