Skip to content
mannafest.faith

Hebrew adjective · H3515

כָּבֵד

kabedkaw-bade'

heavy

41 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: kâbêd

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3515is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 12 of 39
    Old Testament books
  • 20
    spellings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · H3515

heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)

The King James renders it: (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

kabed is rendered "heavy". It stands 41 times in the Hebrew text, across twelve books.

  • Twelve of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 12:10Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live there for a while because the famine was severe.
  • The Greek text spells it twenty different ways.

The first use

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.

Genesis 12:10כָבֵ֥ד

The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Twelve of the word's forty-one uses are in Exodus.

The other 27 Old Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

How the Greek text is glossed, word by word

  • heavy21
  • massive5
  • numerous4
  • and heavy of3
  • and heavy2
  • heavy of2
  • the heavy2
  • the massive1
  • wealthy1

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

כָּבוֹדkabodgloryUses200
כָּבַדkabadto honor: honourUses113
כָּבַסkabasWasher'sUses51
כָּבָהkabahto quenchUses24
כָּבֵדkabedliverUses14
כָּבַשׁkabashto subdueUses14
כָּבַרkabarto multiplyUses1

Other numbers on this spelling

Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.

The words it stands beside

All 41, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

20 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • כָּבֵ֣ד6
  • כָּבֵ֥ד6
  • כָבֵ֥ד5
  • כָּבֵ֖ד4
  • כָּבֵ֔ד3
  • הַכָּבֵ֛ד2
  • כָּבֵ֑ד2
  • הַכָּבֵ֖ד1
  • וְכָבֵ֖ד1
  • וְכָבֵ֑ד1
  • וּכְבַ֥ד1
  • וְכִבְדֵ֥י1

and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • adjective · masculine singular30HAamsa
  • the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular3HTd/Aamsa
  • adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HAamsc
  • conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Aampc
  • conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular2HC/Aamsa
  • adjective · masculine plural1HAampa
  • conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Aamsc

Genesis

nine uses
  • 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.

    Genesis 12:10

    • כָבֵ֥דkhavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy
  • And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

    Genesis 13:2

    • כָּבֵ֣דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: wealthy
  • The abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.

    Genesis 41:31

    • כָבֵ֥דkhavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy
  • Now the famine was still severe in the land.

    Genesis 43:1

    • כָּבֵ֥דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: 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.”

    Genesis 47:4

    • כָבֵ֥דkhavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: 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 47:13

    • כָבֵ֥דkhavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy
  • Chariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.

    Genesis 50:9

    • כָּבֵ֥דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: numerous
  • 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.

    Genesis 50:10

    • וְכָבֵ֖דvekhavedconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and 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.

    Genesis 50:11

    • כָּבֵ֥דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy

Exodus

twelve uses
  • “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.”

    Exodus 4:10

    • כְבַד־khevad-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: heavy of
    • וּכְבַ֥דukhevadconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and heavy of
  • Then the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.

    Exodus 7:14

    • כָּבֵ֖דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy
  • 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 8:24

    • כָּבֵ֔דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: massive
  • 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 9:3

    • כָּבֵ֥דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: 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 9:18

    • כָּבֵ֣דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: 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 9:24

    • כָּבֵ֣דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: 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 10:14

    • כָּבֵ֣דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy
  • And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.

    Exodus 12:38

    • כָּבֵ֥דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: numerous
  • 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.

    Exodus 17:12

    • כְּבֵדִ֔יםkevedimadjective · masculine pluraltagged: 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 18:18

    • כָבֵ֤דkhavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: 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.

    Exodus 19:16

    • כָּבֵד֙kavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy

Numbers

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

    Numbers 11:14

    • כָבֵ֖דkhavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy
  • But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.

    Numbers 20:20

    • כָּבֵ֖דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: massive

1 Samuel

one use
  • 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.

    1 Samuel 4:18

    • וְכָבֵ֑דvekhavedconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: and heavy

2 Samuel

one use
  • 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.

    2 Samuel 14:26

    • כָבֵ֥דkhavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy

1 Kings

four uses
  • 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?”

    1 Kings 3:9

    • הַכָּבֵ֖דhakavedthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the massive
  • She arrived in Jerusalem with a very large caravan—with camels bearing spices, gold in great abundance, and precious stones. So she came to Solomon and spoke to him all that was on her mind.

    1 Kings 10:2

    • כָּבֵ֣דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: numerous
  • “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

    1 Kings 12:4

    • הַכָּבֵ֛דhakavedthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the 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.’”

    1 Kings 12:11

    • כָּבֵ֔דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy

2 Kings

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

    2 Kings 6:14

    • כָּבֵ֑דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: 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.

    2 Kings 18:17

    • כָּבֵ֖דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: massive

2 Chronicles

three uses
  • 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. So she came to Solomon and spoke with him about all that was on her mind.

    2 Chronicles 9:1

    • כָּבֵ֣דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: numerous
  • “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”

    2 Chronicles 10:4

    • הַכָּבֵ֛דhakavedthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singulartagged: the 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 Chronicles 10:11

    • כָּבֵ֔דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy

Psalms

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

    Psalms 38:4

    • כָ֝בֵ֗דkhavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy

Proverbs

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

    Proverbs 27:3

    • כָּבֵ֥דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy

Isaiah

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

    Isaiah 1:4

    • כֶּ֣בֶדkevedadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: heavy of
  • 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.

    Isaiah 32:2

    • כָּבֵ֖דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: heavy
  • 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.

    Isaiah 36:2

    • כָּבֵ֑דkavedadjective · masculine singulartagged: massive

Ezekiel

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

    Ezekiel 3:5

    • וְכִבְדֵ֥יvekhivdeiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: 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.

    Ezekiel 3:6

    • וְכִבְדֵ֣יvekhivdeiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and heavy of

The letters

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

Revised 2026-09-05. Every cited work, the sources registry →