What does כֹּבֶד mean in the Bible?
כֹּבֶד is a Hebrew word meaning "weight , multitude , vehemence".
Hebrew · H3514
כֹּבֶד
Weight , multitude , vehemence
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כֹּבֶדH3514
What does כֹּבֶד mean in the Bible?
כֹּבֶד is a Hebrew word meaning "weight , multitude , vehemence".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3514?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and dense (1), is heavy (1), mounds (1), the stress (1).
Where does כֹּבֶד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 27:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Nahum (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand dense1×Isaiah 30:27
is heavy1×Proverbs 27:3
mounds1×Nahum 3:3
the stress1×Isaiah 21:15
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Usage map
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First aligned rowProverbs 27:3
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Proverbs1Isaiah2Nahum1
Source forms
וְכֹ֖בֶד1xwə·ḵō·ḇeḏIsaiah 30:27
וְכֹ֣בֶד1xwə·ḵō·ḇeḏNahum 3:3
כֹּ֥בֶד1xkō·ḇeḏIsaiah 21:15
כֹּֽבֶד־1xkō·ḇeḏ-Proverbs 27:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct2xIsaiah 30:27, Nahum 3:3
Noun - masculine singular construct2xProverbs 27:3, Isaiah 21:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. weight , multitude , vehemence
Source Gloss
weight , multitude , vehemence
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
weight, multitude, vehemence BDB: heaviness Usage: grievousness, heavy, great number.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.