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כָּאַב H3510
H3510 is the Hebrew word כָּאַב, transliterated kâʼab and said kaw-ab'. The King James Version most often renders it sorrowful.
What it means
properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: grieving, mar, have pain, make sad (sore), (be) sorrowful.
Verses using כָּאַב
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 34:25 · KJV
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
2 Kings 3:19 · KJV
And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
Job 5:18 · KJV
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Job 14:22 · KJV
But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn.
Psalm 69:29 · KJV
But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
Proverbs 14:13 · KJV
Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.
Ezekiel 13:22 · KJV
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:
Ezekiel 28:24 · KJV
And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3510 mean?
H3510 is the Hebrew word כָּאַב (kâʼab), meaning properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil.
How is H3510 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sorrowful (2 times), sore (1 time), mar (1 time), maketh sore (1 time), pain (1 time), among others.
How many times does H3510 appear in the Bible?
כָּאַב (kâʼab) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3510 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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