TBESH · H3515
כָּבֵד · ka.ved · heavy
1) heavy, great 1a) heavy 1b) massive, abundant, numerous 1c) heavy, dull 1d) hard, difficult, burdensome 1e) very oppressive, numerous, rich
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כָּבֵד (ka.ved) means “heavy” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: kaw-bade' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
כָּבֵד · ka.ved · heavy
1) heavy, great 1a) heavy 1b) massive, abundant, numerous 1c) heavy, dull 1d) hard, difficult, burdensome 1e) very oppressive, numerous, rich
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from H3513 (כָּבַד); heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
KJV glosses: (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| large | 3 |
| severe | 3 |
| and the heavy | 2 |
| you with a heavy | 2 |
| a severe | 1 |
| a thick | 1 |
| along with a great army | 1 |
| along with great droves of | 1 |
| am slow | 1 |
| and | 1 |
| and a great | 1 |
| and difficult | 1 |
| and heavy | 1 |
| great | 1 |
| grew heavy | 1 |
| has been severe | 1 |
| his hair got so heavy | 1 |
| is a solemn | 1 |
| is too heavy | 1 |
| is unyielding | 1 |
| laden | 1 |
| many | 1 |
| of a great | 1 |
| or difficult | 1 |
| outweighs them | 1 |
| the worst | 1 |
| thick | 1 |
| too burdensome | 1 |
| too heavy | 1 |
| was severe | 1 |
| was still severe | 1 |
| wealthy | 1 |
| with a great | 1 |
| with a large | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| grievous | 6 |
| sore | 4 |
| great | 3 |
| a grievous | 2 |
| and his heavy | 2 |
| and of an hard | 2 |
| too heavy | 2 |
| with a great | 2 |
| a heavy | 1 |
| and a great | 1 |
| and a thick | 1 |
| and of a slow | 1 |
| as an heavy | 1 |
| hardened | 1 |
| heavier | 1 |
| heavy | 1 |
| him with much | 1 |
| laden | 1 |
| much | 1 |
| of a great | 1 |
| slow | 1 |
| this thy so great | 1 |
| you with a heavy | 1 |
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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.
Read word by wordAnd Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
Read word by wordThe abundance in the land will not be remembered, since the famine that follows it will be so severe.
Read word by wordNow the famine was still severe in the land.
Read word by wordThen 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.”
Read word by wordThere 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.
Read word by wordChariots and horsemen alike went up with him, and it was an exceedingly large procession.
Read word by wordWhen 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.
Read word by wordWhen 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.
Read word by word“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.”
Read word by wordThen the LORD said to Moses, “Pharaoh’s heart is unyielding; he refuses to let the people go.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 8.20
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.
Read word by wordBehold, 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.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordAnd a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.
Read word by wordWhen 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.
Read word by wordSurely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
Read word by wordOn 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.
Read word by wordI cannot carry all these people by myself; it is too burdensome for me.
Read word by wordBut Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.
Read word by wordAs 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordTherefore 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?”
Read word by wordShe 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.
Read word by word“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.”
Read word by wordWhereas 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.’”
Read word by wordthe king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city.
Read word by wordNevertheless, 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.
Read word by wordNow 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.
Read word by word“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.”
Read word by wordWhereas 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.’”
Read word by wordFor my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 38.5
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Read word by wordAlas, 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.
Read word by wordEach 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.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordFor you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel—
Read word by wordnot 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.
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