Word Study · Strong's H5666 · Hebrew

עָבָה

abah

aw-baw'

Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâbâh

“to be dense”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to be dense

Rendered in the KJV as

be (grow) thick(-er).

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

עָבָ֖ה2
עָבִ֣יתָ1

How it is rendered · 2

it is thick2
you have become bloated1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singular2
verb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singular1

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HVqp3ms · 2
HVqp2ms · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Deuteronomy1 of 3 · 33%
1 Kings1 of 3 · 33%
2 Chronicles1 of 3 · 33%

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Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 32:15עָבִ֣יתָʾavitaverb · simple (qal), completed action · 2nd person masculine singularBut Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.here: you have become bloated

1 Kings1 occurrence

1 Kings 12:10עָבָ֖הʾavahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!here: it is thick

2 Chronicles1 occurrence

2 Chronicles 10:10עָבָ֖הʾavahverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThe young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!here: it is thick

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