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כָּבֵד H3515

H3515 is the Hebrew word כָּבֵד, transliterated kâbêd and said kaw-bade'. The King James Version most often renders it great.

Word: כָּבֵדTransliteration: kâbêdSaid: kaw-bade'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 35 verses

What it means

heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid).

Where it comes from

from H3513 (כָּבַד).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 35 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

great 8×grievous 7×heavy 5×sore 4×slow 2×much 2×hard 2×hardened 1×too heavy 1×thick 1×you with a heavy 1×heavier 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.

Verses using כָּבֵד

All 35 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 12:10 · KJV

And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

Genesis 43:1 · KJV

And the famine was sore in the land.

Genesis 47:4 · KJV

They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.

Genesis 47:13 · KJV

And there was no bread in all the land; for the famine was very sore, so that the land of Egypt and all the land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

Genesis 50:9 · KJV

And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

Genesis 50:10 · KJV

And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.

Genesis 50:11 · KJV

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.

Exodus 4:10 · KJV

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Exodus 7:14 · KJV

And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh’s heart is hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

Exodus 8:24 · KJV

And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm of flies into the house of Pharaoh, and into his servants’ houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted by reason of the swarm of flies.

Exodus 9:3 · KJV

Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.

Exodus 9:18 · KJV

Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.

Exodus 9:24 · KJV

So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

Exodus 10:14 · KJV

And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be such.

Exodus 12:38 · KJV

And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.

Exodus 17:12 · KJV

But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

Exodus 18:18 · KJV

Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

Exodus 19:16 · KJV

And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.

Numbers 20:20 · KJV

And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

1 Kings 3:9 · KJV

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Kings 10:2 · KJV

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

1 Kings 12:4 · KJV

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

1 Kings 12:11 · KJV

And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

2 Kings 6:14 · KJV

Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

2 Kings 18:17 · KJV

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller’s field.

2 Chronicles 9:1 · KJV

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.

2 Chronicles 10:4 · KJV

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

2 Chronicles 10:11 · KJV

For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

Psalm 38:4 · KJV

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Proverbs 27:3 · KJV

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

Isaiah 1:4 · KJV

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

Isaiah 32:2 · KJV

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

Isaiah 36:2 · KJV

And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field.

Ezekiel 3:5 · KJV

For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, but to the house of Israel;

Ezekiel 3:6 · KJV

Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3515 mean?

H3515 is the Hebrew word כָּבֵד (kâbêd), meaning heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid).

How is H3515 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it great (8 times), grievous (7 times), heavy (5 times), sore (4 times), slow (2 times), among others.

How many times does H3515 appear in the Bible?

כָּבֵד (kâbêd) is tagged in 35 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3515 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3513 (כָּבַד).

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