לְ/הַכְבִּ֑יד
𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤃
kâbad
to boast
To be heavy (in weight, importance, or severity); by extension, to be honored, esteemed, or greatly regarded; also, to be burdensome, hard, or severe. כָּבַד functions both in physical and metaphorical contexts, carrying nuances of weightiness, significance, wealth, honor, and sometimes oppression or hardening. In the causative stem (Hiphil), it often means to honor, make honorable, bestow significance upon, or to make heavy/burdensome.
2 Chronicles 25:19 · Word #8
Lexicon H3513
| Lemma | כָּבַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | kâbad |
| Strong's | H3513 |
| Definition | To be heavy (in weight, importance, or severity); by extension, to be honored, esteemed, or greatly regarded; also, to be burdensome, hard, or severe. כָּבַד functions both in physical and metaphorical contexts, carrying nuances of weightiness, significance, wealth, honor, and sometimes oppression or hardening. In the causative stem (Hiphil), it often means to honor, make honorable, bestow significance upon, or to make heavy/burdensome. |
Morphology HR/Vhc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to boast |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3513-33
to make heavy
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Hiphil (causative) stem, infinitive construct with prefixed לְ indicating purpose or result. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, meaning to cause heaviness or weight. Rendering it as "to make heavy" preserves the root idea of weightiness while allowing for both literal and figurative extensions such as honoring or burdening. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to boast
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | 'To boast' is the contextual sense; 'to make heavy' (P1) misses the clear idiom of exalting oneself. The root's extended sense in this context is boasting or acting in pride. |