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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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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 Box Gen 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:10 - At that time a severe famine struck the land of Canaan, forcing Abram to go down to Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31 - This famine will be so severe that even the memory of the good years will be erased.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:1 - But the famine continued to ravage the land of Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4 - We have come to live here in Egypt for a while, for there is no pasture for our flocks in Canaan. The famine is very severe there. So please, we request permission to live in the region of Goshen.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:13 - Meanwhile, the famine became so severe that all the food was used up, and people were starving throughout the lands of Egypt and Canaan.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:9 - A great number of chariots and charioteers accompanied Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:10 - When they arrived at the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan River, they held a very great and solemn memorial service, with a seven-day period of mourning for Joseph’s father.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:11 - The local residents, the Canaanites, watched them mourning at the threshing floor of Atad. Then they renamed that place (which is near the Jordan) Abel-mizraim,[fn] for they said, “This is a place of deep mourning for these Egyptians.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:10 - But Moses pleaded with the LORD, “O Lord, I’m not very good with words. I never have been, and I’m not now, even though you have spoken to me. I get tongue-tied, and my words get tangled.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:14 - Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is stubborn,[fn] and he still refuses to let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:24 - And the LORD did just as he had said. A thick swarm of flies filled Pharaoh’s palace and the houses of his officials. The whole land of Egypt was thrown into chaos by the flies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3 - the hand of the LORD will strike all your livestock—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats—with a deadly plague.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:18 - So tomorrow at this time I will send a hailstorm more devastating than any in all the history of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:24 - Never in all the history of Egypt had there been a storm like that, with such devastating hail and continuous lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:14 - And the locusts swarmed over the whole land of Egypt, settling in dense swarms from one end of the country to the other. It was the worst locust plague in Egyptian history, and there has never been another one like it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:38 - A rabble of non-Israelites went with them, along with great flocks and herds of livestock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12 - Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:18 - “You’re going to wear yourself out—and the people, too. This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:16 - On the morning of the third day, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and a dense cloud came down on the mountain. There was a long, loud blast from a ram’s horn, and all the people trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:14 - I can’t carry all these people by myself! The load is far too heavy!

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 20:20 - But the king of Edom replied, “Stay out! You may not pass through our land.” With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18 - When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and overweight. He had been Israel’s judge for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:9 - Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:14 - So one night the king of Aram sent a great army with many chariots and horses to surround the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:17 - Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent his commander in chief, his field commander, and his chief of staff[fn] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:1 - When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. She arrived with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with spices, large quantities of gold, and precious jewels. When she met with Solomon, she talked with him about everything she had on her mind.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father was a hard master,” they said. “Lighten the harsh labor demands and heavy taxes that your father imposed on us. Then we will be your loyal subjects.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - Yes, my father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:4 - My guilt overwhelms me—
it is a burden too heavy to bear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,
but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:4 - Oh, what a sinful nation they are—
loaded down with a burden of guilt.
They are evil people,
corrupt children who have rejected the LORD.
They have despised the Holy One of Israel
and turned their backs on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 - Each one will be like a shelter from the wind
and a refuge from the storm,
like streams of water in the desert
and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - Then the king of Assyria sent his chief of staff[fn] from Lachish with a huge army to confront King Hezekiah in Jerusalem. The Assyrians took up a position beside the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:5 - I am not sending you to a foreign people whose language you cannot understand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:6 - No, I am not sending you to people with strange and difficult speech. If I did, they would listen!
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