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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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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 in the land; so Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a time, because the famine was severe H3515 in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:31 - “So the abundance will be unknown in the land because of that subsequent famine; for it will be very severe H3515.

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Now the famine was severe H3515 in the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4 - They also said to Pharaoh, “We have come to reside in the land, for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine is severe H3515 in the land of Canaan. Now, therefore, please let your servants live in the land of Goshen.”

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Now there was no [fn]food in all the land, because the famine was very severe H3515, so that the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan languished because of the famine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:9 - Chariots with teams of horses also went up with him; and it was a very great H3515 company.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:10 - When they came to the [fn]threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they mourned there with a very great and [fn]sorrowful H3515 lamentation; and he [fn]observed seven days of mourning for his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:11 - Now when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at [fn]the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a [fn]grievous H3515 [fn]mourning for the Egyptians.” Therefore it was named [fn]Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

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Then Moses said to the LORD, “Please, Lord, I have never been [fn]eloquent, neither [fn]recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am [fn]slow H3515 of speech and [fn]slow H3515 of tongue.”

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Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is [fn]stubborn H3515; he refuses to let the people go.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:24 - Then the LORD did so. And [fn]thick H3515 swarms of flies entered the house of Pharaoh and the houses of his servants, and the land was laid waste because of the swarms of flies in all the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:3 - behold, the hand of the LORD [fn]will come with a very severe H3515 plague on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:18 - “Behold, about this time tomorrow, I will [fn]send a very heavy H3515 hail, such as has not been seen in Egypt from the day it was founded [fn]until now.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:24 - So there was hail, and fire flashing intermittently in the midst of the hail, which was very heavy H3515, such as had not occurred in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 10:14 - The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled in all the territory of Egypt; they were very [fn]numerous H3515. There had never been so many [fn]locusts, nor would there be so many [fn]again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:38 - A mixed multitude also went up with them, [fn]along with flocks and herds, a very large H3515 number H3515 of livestock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 17:12 - And Moses’ hands were heavy H3515. So they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it; and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other. So his hands were steady until the sun set.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:18 - “You will surely wear out, both yourself and [fn]these people who are with you, because the [fn]task is too heavy H3515 for you; you cannot do it alone.

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So it came about on the third day, when it was morning, that there were [fn]thunder and lightning flashes and a thick H3515 cloud over the mountain and a very loud trumpet sound, so that all the people who were in the camp trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:14 - “I am not able to carry all this people by myself, because it is too [fn]burdensome H3515 for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 20:20

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18 - When he mentioned the ark of God, [fn]Eli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for [fn]he was old and heavy H3515. And so he judged Israel for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:9 - “So give Your servant [fn]an understanding heart to judge Your people, to discern between good and evil. For who is capable of judging this [fn]great H3515 people of Yours?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:2 - So she came to Jerusalem with a very large H3515 entourage, with camels carrying balsam oil and a very large quantity of gold and precious stones. When she came to Solomon, she spoke to him about everything that was in her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:4 - “Your father made our yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy H3515 yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:11 - ‘Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy H3515 yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with [fn]scorpions!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:14 - So he sent horses and chariots and a substantial H3515 army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city.

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Then the king of Assyria sent Tartan, Rab-saris, and Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a large H3515 army to Jerusalem. So they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they went up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is on the road of the [fn]fuller’s field.

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Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with riddles. She had a very large H3515 entourage, with camels carrying balsam oil and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about everything that was on her heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:4 - “Your father made our yoke hard; but now, lighten the hard labor imposed by your father and his heavy H3515 yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:11 - ‘Now then, my father loaded you with a heavy H3515 yoke; yet I will add to your yoke. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with [fn]scorpions!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:4 -

For my guilty deeds have gone over my head;

Like a heavy H3515 burden they weigh too much for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

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A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,

But the provocation of a fool is heavier H3515 than both of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:4

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Oh, sinful nation,

People weighed H3515 down H3515 with guilt,

[fn]Offspring of evildoers,

Sons who act corruptly!

They have abandoned the LORD,

They have despised the Holy One of Israel,

They have turned away [fn]from Him.

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Each will be like a refuge from the wind

And a shelter from the storm,

Like [fn]streams of water in a dry country,

Like the shade of a [fn]huge H3515 rock in an exhausted land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:2 - And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a large H3515 army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the road to the [fn]fuller’s field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:6 - nor to many peoples of [fn]unintelligible speech or difficult H3515 language, whose words you cannot understand. [fn]But I have sent you to [fn]the people who understand you;
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