כָּבֵד

Genesis 12:10 כָבֵ֥ד [was] heavy

Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.

Here: Literally 'heavy'. The famine weighed on the land. The same root comes back in 13:2, where Abram leaves Egypt 'very heavy' in livestock, silver and gold.

Genesis 13:2 כָּבֵ֣ד [was] wealthy

And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

Here: Literally 'heavy'. Used of a person, it means weighty in possessions and so in standing: rich and important. Hebrew has no verb 'was' here; the sentence just puts 'Abram' next to 'heavy'. The same word was used for the famine that was 'heavy' in the land (12:10).

Genesis 41:31 כָבֵ֥ד [will be] heavy

The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.

Genesis 43:1 כָּבֵ֥ד [was] heavy

Now the famine was still severe in the land.

Genesis 47:4 כָבֵ֥ד [was] heavy

Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”

Here: 'Heavy.' The famine presses down on the land like a weight. It is the same phrase used for Abram's famine in Genesis 12:10.

Genesis 47:13 כָבֵ֥ד [was] heavy

There was no food, however, in all that region, because the famine was so severe; the lands of Egypt and Canaan had been exhausted by the famine.

Genesis 50:9 כָּבֵ֥ד numerous

Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.

Genesis 50:10 וְכָבֵ֖ד and heavy

When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.

Here: "And heavy." The same word described the procession as "very heavy" (very large) in verse 9, and it returns in verse 11 for the "heavy mourning" the Canaanites see. Its root is the root of the word for "honour." The lament is grievous and also weighty, full of the dignity being paid to Jacob.

Genesis 50:11 כָּבֵ֥ד heavy

When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.

Exodus 4:10 כְבַד־ וּכְבַ֥ד [am] heavy of, and heavy of

“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

Here: 'Heavy of…'. When Hebrew calls a body part heavy, it means the part works sluggishly or poorly (heavy eyes are dim, heavy ears don't hear). His mouth does not deliver speech easily.

Exodus 7:14 כָּבֵ֖ד [is] heavy

Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.

Exodus 8:24 כָּבֵ֔ד massive

And the LORD did so. Thick swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials. Throughout Egypt the land was ruined by swarms of flies.

Exodus 9:3 כָּבֵ֥ד heavy

then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.

Exodus 9:18 כָּבֵ֣ד heavy

Behold, at this time tomorrow I will rain down the worst hail that has ever fallen on Egypt, from the day it was founded until now.

Exodus 9:24 כָּבֵ֣ד heavy

The hail fell and the lightning continued flashing through it. The hail was so severe that nothing like it had ever been seen in all the land of Egypt from the time it became a nation.

Exodus 10:14 כָּבֵ֣ד heavy

The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be.

Exodus 12:38 כָּבֵ֥ד numerous

And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

Exodus 17:12 כְּבֵדִ֔ים [were] heavy

When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

Here: Literally 'heavy': his arms had become a weight he could no longer hold up. The same root describes Pharaoh's 'heavy' (stubborn) heart earlier in Exodus and the burden that is 'too heavy' for Moses alone in 18:18.

Exodus 18:18 כָבֵ֤ד [is too] heavy

Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

Exodus 19:16 כָּבֵד֙ heavy

On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled.

Here: 'Heavy', meaning dense, massive and pressing down. The root kbd is the same root as kavod, 'glory', which later 'settles on Mount Sinai' in a cloud (24:16).

Numbers 11:14 כָבֵ֖ד [it is too] heavy

I cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.

Here: "Heavy," a word for physical weight that also carries the sense of oppressive. There is no noun "burden" in this clause. The adjective does the work: "it is heavy."

Numbers 20:20 כָּבֵ֖ד massive

But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.

1 Samuel 4:18 וְכָבֵ֑ד and heavy

As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.

2 Samuel 14:26 כָבֵ֥ד [it was] heavy

And when he cut the hair of his head—he shaved it every year because his hair got so heavy—he would weigh it out to be two hundred shekels, according to the royal standard.

1 Kings 3:9 הַכָּבֵ֖ד <the> massive

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”

Here: Literally 'the heavy one'. The people are vast (v. 8, 'too many to count') and so they are a heavy load to carry. The word echoes Moses's complaint that the people were 'too heavy' for him.

1 Kings 10:2 כָּבֵ֣ד numerous

She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.

Here: "Heavy." Here it means large and imposing. In Hebrew, 'heavy' also suggests importance and impressiveness. The word comes from the same root as kāvôd, 'glory, honour'.

1 Kings 12:4 הַכָּבֵ֛ד <the> heavy

“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

1 Kings 12:11 כָּבֵ֔ד heavy

Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”

2 Kings 6:14 כָּבֵ֑ד massive

the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.

2 Kings 18:17 כָּבֵ֖ד massive

Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

Here: 'Heavy', meaning massive or numerous. The force is meant to weigh on the city as a visible threat. It is not a siege army that attacks; it is pressure.

2 Chronicles 9:1 כָּבֵ֣ד numerous

Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon, she came to test him with difficult questions. She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.

Here: Heavy, weighty, so here massive or numerous. It comes from the same root as kavod, 'glory, weight of honour', so a royal display is implied.

2 Chronicles 10:4 הַכָּבֵ֛ד <the> heavy

“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you must lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

2 Chronicles 10:11 כָּבֵ֔ד heavy

Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”

Psalm 38:4 כָ֝בֵ֗ד heavy

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

Here: "Heavy," describing the load. The next word repeats the same root, so the line literally says "heavy" twice.

Proverbs 27:3 כָּבֵ֥ד [is] heavy

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Isaiah 1:4 כֶּ֣בֶד heavy of

Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.

Here: 'Heavy of', bound to the next word: a people weighed down, loaded like a pack animal, which picks up the ox and donkey of verse 3.

Isaiah 32:2 כָּבֵ֖ד heavy

Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

Here: Literally 'heavy': a massive crag big enough to throw real shade all day. It comes from the same root as kavod, 'weight, glory', but here it means physical bulk.

Isaiah 36:2 כָּבֵ֑ד massive

And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh, with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. And he stopped by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.

Here: "Heavy," meaning massive and weighty in numbers. A "heavy army" is a large, imposing one. YLT's "heavy force" keeps the physical picture.

Ezekiel 3:5 וְכִבְדֵ֥י and heavy of

For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—

Ezekiel 3:6 וְכִבְדֵ֣י and heavy of

not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.