STRONGS NUMBER H3513


Word Summary
kabad or kabed: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome
Original Word: כָּבַד
Transliteration: kabad or kabed
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-bad')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome
Meaning: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensome
Strong's Concordance
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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H3513. kabad

or kabed כָּבֵדverb be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured (Late Hebrew Pi`el honour, and derivatives, כֹּבֶדweight; Phoenician proper name, feminine כבדת‎ = honoured one, and in compound proper name; Ethiopic be heavy, etc.; Assyrian kabâdu or kabâtu, grow or be heavy, DlHWB; compare Arabic difficulty, distress; III. struggle with difficulties, etc.; Zinjirli כבדוhonour, DHMSendsch. 58; Sabean כבודתgifts of honour, = Hebrew נדבהfreewill offering DHMZMG 1883, 341 f.

Qal Perfect ׳כIsaiah 24:20; 3feminine singular כָּֽבְדָהGenesis 18:20 4t.; כָּבֵ֑דָהJudges 20:34; 3masculine plural כָּֽבְדוּGenesis 48:10; Imperfect יִכְבַּדExodus 9:7; Isaiah 66:5; יִכְבָּ֑דJob 6:3; 33:7 10t. Imperfect (כָּבֵדGenesis 12:10 + is given as 3 masculine Perfect by some; but it is probably taken better as adjective SS make כָּבֵדPsalm 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 אֶל5:6; עַלPsalm 32:4; of man's hand in war Judges 1:35; עַלאַֿנְחָתִי כָּֽבְדָה יָדִיmy hand is heavy upon my groaning Job 23:2 is explained by ᵑ7‎ Hrz Schlottm as hand smiting me; but read rather with ᵑ6 ᵐ5‎ Ew De Reu Di יָדוֺ‎ of God's hand; of pressure אַכְמִּי33:7 (כַּמִּי ᵐ5‎); = vehement, sore, of battle Judges 20:34; with אֶל1 Samuel 31:3 = עַל1 Chronicles 10:3; burdensome, grievous; עָלֶי֑ךָ נִכְבַּד וְלֹאlest we be burdensome unto thee 2 Samuel 13:23; of work laid upon one, bondage, with עַלExodus 5:9 (JE) Nehemiah 5:18; of sin conceived as a burden Genesis 18:20 (J), iniquities Psalm 38:5; transgressions, with עַלIsaiah 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 נִכְבַּד2 Samuel 6:20, נִכְבָּ֔ד23:19, 23; 1 Chronicles 11:21; נִכְבַּדְתָּIsaiah 43:4; 2t. Perfect; Imperfect אֶכָּבֵדLeviticus 10:3; Isaiah 49:5; אִכָּֽבְדָהExodus 14:4, 17; אִכָּבֵ֑דָה2 Samuel 6:22; אִכָּֽבְדָ֯Haggai 1:8; Imperative הִכָּבֵד2 Kings 14:10; Infinitive הִכָּֽבְדִיExodus 14:18; Ezekiel 39:13; Participle נִכְבָּדGenesis 34:19 6t.; plural נִכְבָּדִיםNumbers 22:15; construct נִכְבַּדֵּיIsaiah 23:8-9, Proverbs 8:24; נִכְבַּדֶּיהָNahum 3:10; נִכְבְּדֵיהֶםPsalm 149:8; Plural feminine נִכְבָּדוֺת87:31 passive

a. be made heavy from abundance, מָ֑יִם נִכְבַּדֵּיֿ מַעְיָנוֺתfountains abounding in water Proverbs 8:24.

b. be honoured, enjoy honour, of man 1 Samuel 9:6; 22:14; 2 Samuel 6:20, 22; 23:19 = 1 Chronicles 11:21; 2 Samuel 23:23; 2 Kings 14:10; Isaiah 43:4; 49:5; 1 Chronicles 4:9 נִכְבָּד וַיְהִי‎, 11:25 הוּא נִכְבָּד‎ (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; 23:8-9, Nahum 3:10; Psalm 149:8; נִכְבָּדוֺת87:3 glorious things; וְהַנּוֺרָא הַנִּכְבָּד הַשֵּׁםDeuteronomy 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; 39:13; Haggai 1:8; with בְּin or by any one Exodus 14:4, 17, 18 (P); עַלמְּֿנֵיLeviticus 10:3 (P).

Piel Perfect2masculine suffix כִּבַּדְתָּ֫נִיIsaiah 43:23; 3masculine plural כִּבְּדוּ1 Samuel 6:6; 3t. Perfect; Imperfect יְכַבֵּדMalachi 1:6 3t.; suffix יְכַבְּדָ֑נְנִיPsalm 50:23; 3feminine singular suffix תְּכַבְּדֵנִיIsaiah 43:20; אֲכַבְּדָהPsalm 86:12; 12t. Imperfect; Imperative כַּבֵּדExodus 20:12 2t.; + 3 t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute כַּבֵּדNumbers 22:17; 2t. Infinitive; Participle מְכַבֵּד2 Samuel 10:3-4;t. Participle; —

1 make heavy, insensible (compare Qal 2) the לב(בׅ1 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); 22:37; 24:11 (twice in verse)(JE); sons of Eli 1 Samuel 2:29; Saul 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 58:13.

c. God object 1 Samuel 2:30 a Isaiah 24:15; 25:3; 43:20; Psalm 22:24; 50:15; 50:23; Proverbs 14:31; + accusative of thing זבחיךIsaiah 43:23; + בְּ‎ instrumental (lips) 29:13; + מִן (מֵהוֺנֶ֑ךָ)Proverbs 3:9; object the name of ׳י‎, with accusative Psalm 86:12; with לְ86:9; object the י ׳מַלְאַךְJudges 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 לֶאֱלֹהַּDaniel 11:38 (twice in verse).

Pu`al be made honourable, honoured. Imperfect יְכֻבָּ֑דProverbs 13:18; 27:18; Participle מְכֻבָּדIsaiah 58:13.

Hiph`il Perfect הִכְבִּידLamentations 3:7 5t.; 2 feminine הִכְבַּדְתְּIsaiah 47:6 4t. Perfect; Imperfect וַיַּכְבֵּדExodus 8:28; 9:34; Imperative הַכְבֵּדIsaiah 6:10; Infin. absolute הַכְבֵּדExodus 8:11; construct הַכְבִּיד2 Chronicles 25:19; Participle מַכְבִּידHabakkuk 2:6. —

1 make heavy, a yoke 1 Kings 12:10, 14 2 Chronicles 10:10, 14; Isaiah 47:6 elliptical with עַלNehemiah 5:15; a chain Lamentations 3:7; pledges, with עַלHabakkuk 2:6.

2 make heavy, dull, unresponsive, the ears Isaiah 6:10; Zechariah 7:11; the לֵבExodus 8:11; 8:28; 9:34; 10:1(J).

3 cause to be honoured, of depopulated districts of northeast Israel, Isaiah 8:23, of restored nation Jeremiah 30:19 ("" יצערו לא‎); shew or display honour, 2 Chronicles 25:19 לְהַכְבִּיד‎ (in "" 2 Kings 14:10 הִכָּבֵד‎).

Hithpa`el Imperative הִתְכַּבֵּדNahum 3:15; f. הִתְכַּבְּדִי3:15; Participle מִתְכַּבֵּדProverbs 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.