H3514 כֹּבֶד kôbed → ← H3513 כָּבַד kâbad
5 languagesHeaviness, weight, or a burdensome quality, both in a literal and metaphorical sense; refers to physical heaviness, burden, or figurative severity, oppressiveness, or significance. The word is used to describe physical weight, intensity of emotion or situation, or moral and social gravity.
Etymology
Root כּבד (k-b-d), meaning 'to be heavy, weighty, honored, burdened.' כֹּבֶד is a noun formation from this root, formed by the pattern that often produces abstract nouns, denoting the quality or state of being heavy, weight, or grievous.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digo | kubwa | big, large | ||
| Kikamba | kubwa | big, large | ||
| Pemba (Kingome dialect) | kubwa | big, large | ||
| Shambala | kubwa | big, large | ||
| Swahili | kubwa | big, great, important |