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כָּבֵד verb be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured (Late Hebrew Pi. 
honour, and derivatives, 
כֹּבֶד weight; Phoenician proper name, feminine 
כבדת = 
honoured one, and in compound proper name; Ethiopic 
 be heavy
 be heavy, etc.; Assyrian 
kabâdu or 
kabâtu, 
grow or 
be heavy, Dl
HWB; compare Arabic 
 difficulty, distress
 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; 
3rd person feminine singular כָּֽבְדָה Genesis 18:20 + 
4 times; 
כָּבֵ֑דָה Judges 20:34; 
3rd person masculine plural כָּֽבְדוּ Genesis 48:10; 
Imperfect יִכְבַּד Exodus 9:7; 
Isaiah 66:5; 
יִכְבָּ֑ד Job 6:3; 
Job 33:7 + 
10 times Imperfect (
כָּבֵד Genesis 12:10 + is given as 
3rd person 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 

 Hrz Schlottm as 
hand smiting me; but read rather with 
 
 
 Ew De Reu Di 
יָדוֺ of God's hand; of pressure 
אַכְפִּי Job 33:7 (
 כַּפִּי
 כַּפִּי); = 
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, which see).
 
Niph. Perfect נִכְבַּד 2 Samuel 6:20, 
נִכְבָּ֔ד 2 Samuel 23:19, 
23; 
1 Chronicles 11:21; 
נִכְבַּדְתָּ Isaiah 43:4; + 
2 times 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 + 
6 times; 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.
 
Piel Perfect 2nd person masculine suffix 
כִּבַּדְתָּ֫נִי Isaiah 43:23; 
3rd person masculine plural כִּבְּדוּ 1 Samuel 6:6; + 
3 times Perfect; 
Imperfect יְכַבֵּד Malachi 1:6 + 
3 times; suffix 
יְכַבְּדָ֑נְנִי Psalm 50:23; 
3rd person feminine singular suffix 
תְּכַבְּדֵנִי Isaiah 43:20; 
אֲכַבְּדָה Psalm 86:12; + 
12 times Imperfect; 
Imperative כַּבֵּד Exodus 20:12 + 
2 times; + 
3 times Imperative; 
Infinitive absolute כַּבֵּד Numbers 22:17; + 
2 times Infinitive; 
Participle מְכַבֵּד 2 Samuel 10:3; + 
4 times Participle; — 
    1. make heavy, insensible (compare 
Qal 2) the 
לב(ב) 1 Samuel 6:6 (twice in verse).
 
    2. make honourable, honour, glorify, usually with human subject:
    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. be made honourable, honoured. 
Imperfect יְכֻבָּ֑ד Proverbs 13:18; 
Proverbs 27:18; 
Participle מְכֻבָּד Isaiah 58:13. 
Hiph. Perfect הִכְבִּיד Lamentations 3:7 + 
5 times; 
2nd person feminine הִכְבַּדְתְּ Isaiah 47:6 + 
4 times Perfect; 
Imperfect וַיַּכְבֵּד Exodus 8:28; 
Exodus 9:34; 
Imperative הַכְבֵּד Isaiah 6:10; 
Infin. absolute הַכְבֵּד Exodus 8:11; construct 
הַכְבִּיד 2 Chronicles 25:19; 
Participle מַכְבִּיד Habakkuk 2:6. — 
Hithp. Imperative הִתְכַּבֵּד Nahum 3:15; 
feminine 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).
 
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