כַּבֵּד אֶת-אָבִיךָ וְאֶת-אִמֶּךָ
To be heavy , i.e. in a bad sense ( burdensome , severe , dull ) or in a good sense ( numerous , rich , honorable ); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses) · father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application · a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
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כָּבַד H3513 to be heavy , i.e. in a bad sense ( burdensome , severe , dull ) or in a good sense ( numerous , rich , honorable ); causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)
אָב H1 father , in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
אֵם H517 a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
What does כַּבֵּד אֶת-אָבִיךָ וְאֶת-אִמֶּךָ (kaved et-avikha ve-et-imekha) mean in the Bible?
כָּבַד · אָב · אֵם is a Hebrew word meaning "Honor your father and your mother — the hinge commandment between the two tables".
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