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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כָּבֵד H3516
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 It the liver 8× Exodus 29:13, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15
of the liver 4× Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 8:16, Leviticus 8:25, Leviticus 9:19
his liver 1× Proverbs 7:23
My heart 1× Lamentations 2:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 29:13 הַכָּבֵ֔ד to the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Exodus 29:22 הַכָּבֵד֙ to of the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 3:4 הַכָּבֵ֔ד to the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 3:10 הַכָּבֵ֔ד to the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 3:15 הַכָּבֵ֔ד to the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 4:9 הַכָּבֵ֔ד to the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 7:4 הַכָּבֵ֔ד to the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 8:16 הַכָּבֵ֔ד to of the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 8:25 הַכָּבֵ֔ד to of the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular Leviticus 9:10 הַכָּבֵד֙ to the liver Article | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 29:13
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 5
Exodus 2 Leviticus 9 Proverbs 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
הַכָּבֵ֔ד 8x hak·kā·ḇêḏ Exodus 29:13, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15
הַכָּבֵד֙ 2x hak·kā·ḇêḏ Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 9:10
בַּכָּבֵֽד׃ 1x bak·kā·ḇêḏ Ezekiel 21:21
הַכָּבֵֽד׃ 1x hak·kā·ḇêḏ Leviticus 9:19
כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ 1x kə·ḇê·ḏōw Proverbs 7:23
כְּבֵדִ֔י 1x kə·ḇê·ḏî Lamentations 2:11
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 11x Exodus 29:13, Exodus 29:22, Leviticus 3:4, Leviticus 3:10
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Lamentations 2:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 7:23
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 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 definition Source: 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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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain