כְּאֵב H3511

H3511 is the Hebrew word כְּאֵב, transliterated kᵉʼêb and said keh-abe'. The King James Version most often renders it grief.

Word: כְּאֵבTransliteration: kᵉʼêbSaid: keh-abe'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

suffering (physical or mental), adversity.

from H3510 (כָּאַב).

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

grief 2×sorrow 2×why is my pain 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: grief, pain, sorrow.

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?

What does Strong's H3511 mean?

H3511 is the Hebrew word כְּאֵב (kᵉʼêb), meaning suffering (physical or mental), adversity.

How is H3511 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it grief (2 times), sorrow (2 times), why is my pain (1 time).

How many times does H3511 appear in the Bible?

כְּאֵב (kᵉʼêb) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3511 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3510 (כָּאַב).