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כָּבוֹד

𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃

kâbôwd

H3519 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

The condition or quality of being heavy, significant, impressive, or honored; in extended (figurative) usage, the state of being held in high esteem, respected, impressive in appearance or status, or possessing splendor and dignity. In reference to persons, often denotes social distinction, respect, or status; when describing YHWH, bears the sense of manifest majesty, presence, or power. On rare occasions, refers to material wealth or substantiality.

Semantic Range

heaviness, weight; honor, dignity, respect; majesty, splendor, renown; manifest presence (especially divine); abundance, wealth (rare)

Root / Etymology

From the root כָּבֵד (k-b-d), meaning 'to be heavy, be weighty, be honored.' The noun כָּבוֹד (kâvôd) originally denotes 'heaviness, weight,' and from this, in extended figurative sense, comes to signify 'importance, honor, glory, dignity.' The verbal root can connote either physical heaviness or social/ethical significance.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In early biblical Hebrew, 'kâvôd' is often associated with the visible or perceived majesty and presence of a person or deity, especially with reference to YHWH's manifest presence (e.g., 'the kâvôd of YHWH filled the tabernacle'—Exodus 40:34). The term is also used for human honor or social dignity (e.g., Proverbs 3:35), rarely for material abundance (Genesis 45:13). Over time, it came to encapsulate abstract qualities such as reputation, standing, or moral worth, and in later periods, continued to serve as the chief term for 'honor' or 'glory' in both secular and religious registers. English translations usually render 'kâvôd' as 'glory' or 'honor'; however, the Hebrew conveys an underlying metaphor of 'weight' or 'heaviness' that is not always preserved in translation. In prophetic and poetic texts, the term can acquire heightened or even numinous associations. The noun is to be distinguished from other terms for 'honor' (e.g., אַדִּיר, הוֹד), which may focus more on strength, splendor, or majesty without invoking the metaphor of weight.

Translation Consistency

primary "glory" 50 occurrences

"Glory" best captures the predominant semantic range of כָּבוֹד — manifest majesty, honor, weighty importance, and divine presence — and is the most frequent/natural English rendering in the P2 data. It covers both honor/respect and the splendor/majesty senses more naturally than alternatives like “weight” or “honor,” ensuring consistent, idiomatic renderings across contexts.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

rarely כָּבֹד; from כָּבַד; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness; glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).

Bantu Hebrew

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Root Family

כבד (kâbad) — to be heavy, weighty, burdensome

Root כבד to be heavy, to be weighty, to be honored
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3513 כָּבַד I will make weighty
H3514 כֹּבֶד heaviness of
H3515 כָּבֵד the liver
H3516 כָּבֵד in the liver
H3517 כְּבֵדֻת heaviness

Word Forms

32 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H3519-07 כְּב֣וֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of 39
H3519-06 כָּב֥וֹד kavod HNcbsa glory weighty honor weighty glory 25
H3519-31 וְ/כָב֑וֹד vekhavod HC/Ncbsa and honor and weighty honor and weighty glory 15
H3519-14 כְּבוֹד֔/וֹ kevodo HNcbsc/Sp3ms his glory his weightiness his glory 14
H3519-13 כְּבֹדִ֔/י kevodi HNcbsc/Sp1cs my glory my weighty honor my glory 13
H3519-24 וּ/כְב֥וֹד ukhevod HC/Ncbsc and glory and weightiness of and glory of 13
H3519-16 כְבוֹד khevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of 12
H3519-15 כָב֖וֹד khavod HNcbsa honor weighty honor weighty glory 11
H3519-10 כְּבֹדֶֽ/ךָ kevodekha HNcbsc/Sp2ms your glory your weighty honor your weighty glory 9
H3519-04 הַ/כָּבֹ֖ד hakavod HTd/Ncbsa of glory the weighty honor the glory 7

Occurrences in Scripture

200 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H3519-04 Genesis 31:1 הַ/כָּבֹ֖ד hakavod HTd/Ncbsa wealth the weighty honor the glory
H3519-13 Genesis 45:13 כְּבוֹדִ/י֙ kevodi HNcbsc/Sp1cs my glory my weighty honor my glory
H3519-13 Genesis 49:6 כְּבֹדִ֑/י kevodi HNcbsc/Sp1cs my glory my weighty honor my glory
H3519-07 Exodus 16:7 כְּב֣וֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-07 Exodus 16:10 כְּב֣וֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-07 Exodus 24:16 כְּבוֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-07 Exodus 24:17 כְּב֣וֹד kevod HNcbsc of glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-21 Exodus 28:2 לְ/כָב֖וֹד lekhavod HR/Ncbsa for glory for weighty honor for weighty glory
H3519-21 Exodus 28:40 לְ/כָב֖וֹד lekhavod HR/Ncbsa for glory for weighty honor for weighty glory
H3519-02 Exodus 29:43 בִּ/כְבֹדִֽ/י bikhevodi HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs by-my-glory in my weightiness in my glory
H3519-10 Exodus 33:18 כְּבֹדֶֽ/ךָ kevodekha HNcbsc/Sp2ms Your glory your weighty honor your weighty glory
H3519-13 Exodus 33:22 כְּבֹדִ֔/י kevodi HNcbsc/Sp1cs my glory my weighty honor my glory
H3519-24 Exodus 40:34 וּ/כְב֣וֹד ukhevod HC/Ncbsc and glory and weightiness of and glory of
H3519-24 Exodus 40:35 וּ/כְב֣וֹד ukhevod HC/Ncbsc and glory and weightiness of and glory of
H3519-07 Leviticus 9:6 כְּב֥וֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-16 Leviticus 9:23 כְבוֹד khevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-24 Numbers 14:10 וּ/כְב֣וֹד ukhevod HC/Ncbsc and glory and weightiness of and glory of
H3519-16 Numbers 14:21 כְבוֹד khevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-13 Numbers 14:22 כְּבֹדִ/י֙ kevodi HNcbsc/Sp1cs my glory my weighty honor my glory
H3519-16 Numbers 16:19 כְבוֹד khevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-07 Numbers 17:7 כְּב֥וֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-16 Numbers 20:6 כְבוֹד khevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-22 Numbers 24:11 מִ/כָּבֽוֹד mikavod HR/Ncbsa from honor from weighty honor from glory
H3519-14 Deuteronomy 5:24 כְּבֹד֣/וֹ kevodo HNcbsc/Sp3ms his glory his weightiness his glory
H3519-15 Joshua 7:19 כָב֗וֹד khavod HNcbsa glory weighty honor weighty glory
H3519-15 1 Samuel 2:8 כָב֖וֹד khavod HNcbsa of glory weighty honor weighty glory
H3519-15 1 Samuel 4:21 כָב֖וֹד khavod-2 HNcbsa the glory weighty honor the glory
H3519-15 1 Samuel 4:22 כָב֖וֹד khavod HNcbsa the glory weighty honor the glory
H3519-06 1 Samuel 6:5 כָּב֑וֹד kavod HNcbsa glory weighty honor weighty glory
H3519-06 1 Kings 3:13 כָּב֑וֹד kavod HNcbsa honor weighty honor weighty glory
H3519-16 1 Kings 8:11 כְבוֹד khevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-19 Isaiah 3:8 כְבוֹדֽ/וֹ khevodo HNcbsc/Sp3ms his glory his weighty honor his glory
H3519-28 Isaiah 4:2 וּ/לְ/כָב֑וֹד ulekhavod HC/R/Ncbsa and for glory and for weighty honor and for glory
H3519-06 Isaiah 4:5 כָּב֖וֹד kavod HNcbsa glory weighty honor glory
H3519-27 Isaiah 5:13 וּ/כְבוֹד/וֹ֙ ukhevodo HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms and their glory and his weighty honor and his glory
H3519-14 Isaiah 6:3 כְּבוֹדֽ/וֹ kevodo HNcbsc/Sp3ms his glory his weightiness his glory
H3519-14 Isaiah 8:7 כְּבוֹד֑/וֹ kevodo HNcbsc/Sp3ms his-glory his weightiness his glory
H3519-12 Isaiah 10:3 כְּבוֹדְ/כֶֽם kevodekhem HNcbsc/Sp2mp your glory your weightiness your glory
H3519-14 Isaiah 10:16 כְּבֹד֛/וֹ kevodo HNcbsc/Sp3ms his glory his weightiness his glory
H3519-24 Isaiah 10:18 וּ/כְב֤וֹד ukhevod HC/Ncbsc and-the-glory and weightiness of and glory of
H3519-06 Isaiah 11:10 כָּבֽוֹד kavod HNcbsa glory weighty honor weighty glory
H3519-31 Isaiah 14:18 בְ/כָב֖וֹד vekhavod HR/Ncbsa in glory and weighty honor and weighty glory
H3519-07 Isaiah 16:14 כְּב֣וֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-20 Isaiah 17:3 כִּ/כְב֤וֹד kikhevod HR/Ncbsc like the glory like weighty honor of like the glory of
H3519-07 Isaiah 17:4 כְּב֣וֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-07 Isaiah 21:16 כְּב֥וֹד kevod HNcbsc the glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-10 Isaiah 22:18 כְּבוֹדֶ֔/ךָ kevodekha HNcbsc/Sp2ms of your glory your weighty honor your weighty glory
H3519-15 Isaiah 22:23 כָב֖וֹד khavod HNcbsa of glory weighty honor weighty glory
H3519-07 Isaiah 22:24 כְּב֣וֹד kevod HNcbsc glory weightiness of glory of
H3519-06 Isaiah 24:23 כָּבֽוֹד kavod HNcbsa glory weighty honor glory
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