What does כָּבֵד mean in the Bible?
כָּבֵד is a Hebrew word meaning "the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera)".
Hebrew · H3516
כָּבֵד
The liver (as the heaviest of the viscera)
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כָּבֵדH3516
What does כָּבֵד mean in the Bible?
כָּבֵד is a Hebrew word meaning "the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3516?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the liver (8), of the liver (4), his liver (1), My heart (1).
Where does כָּבֵד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 29:13. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (9), Exodus (2), Ezekiel (1), Lamentations (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 Itthe liver8×Exodus 29:13, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15
of the liver4×Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 8:16, Leviticus 8:25, Leviticus 9:19
his liver1×Proverbs 7:23
My heart1×Lamentations 2:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:13הַכָּבֵ֔דtothe liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 29:22הַכָּבֵד֙toof the liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 3:4הַכָּבֵ֔דtothe liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 3:10הַכָּבֵ֔דtothe liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 3:15הַכָּבֵ֔דtothe liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 4:9הַכָּבֵ֔דtothe liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 7:4הַכָּבֵ֔דtothe liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 8:16הַכָּבֵ֔דtoof the liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 8:25הַכָּבֵ֔דtoof the liverArticle | Noun - feminine singularLeviticus 9:10הַכָּבֵד֙tothe liverArticle | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 29:13
Aligned rows14
Books represented5
Exodus2Leviticus9Proverbs1Lamentations1Ezekiel1
Source forms
הַכָּבֵ֔ד8xhak·kā·ḇêḏExodus 29:13, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15
הַכָּבֵד֙2xhak·kā·ḇêḏExodus 29:22, Leviticus 9:10
בַּכָּבֵֽד׃1xbak·kā·ḇêḏEzekiel 21:21
הַכָּבֵֽד׃1xhak·kā·ḇêḏLeviticus 9:19
כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ1xkə·ḇê·ḏōwProverbs 7:23
כְּבֵדִ֔י1xkə·ḇê·ḏîLamentations 2:11
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular11xExodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1xLamentations 2:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xProverbs 7:23
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xEzekiel 21:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera)
Source Gloss
the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera) BDB: liver Usage: liver.
Word Origins
כָּבֵד is built from this root:
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