כָּבֵ֔ד
𐤊𐤁𐤃
kâbêd
heavy
To be heavy, weighty—both in a physical and abstract sense. The word can denote literal heaviness or weight, but more commonly, it expresses being heavy in importance, honor, or significance, and sometimes, in a negative sense, burdensome, oppressive, or dull. In the intensive (pi‘el) and causative (hiph‘il) stems, can mean to honor or make glorious, or to make heavy (burdensome).
2 Chronicles 10:11 · Word #6
Lexicon H3515
| Lemma | כָּבֵד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | kâbêd |
| Strong's | H3515 |
| Definition | To be heavy, weighty—both in a physical and abstract sense. The word can denote literal heaviness or weight, but more commonly, it expresses being heavy in importance, honor, or significance, and sometimes, in a negative sense, burdensome, oppressive, or dull. In the intensive (pi‘el) and causative (hiph‘il) stems, can mean to honor or make glorious, or to make heavy (burdensome). |
Morphology HAamsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | heavy |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3515-02
heavy, weighty
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, masculine singular, absolute state; qal adjectival form from כבד describing a quality of heaviness or weightiness. |
| Rendering Rationale | As a masculine singular absolute adjective from כבד, this form denotes the quality of heaviness or weightiness. The rendering preserves the core root sense of physical or figurative weight without importing contextual nuance. |
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