1 Samuel 5:6

Lexical meaning

Definition

to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses)

Derivation

or כָּבֵד; a primitive root;

KJV renderings

abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.

Grammar

• וַ — conjunction
• תִּכְבַּ֧ד — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular

Code HC/Vqw3fs

Usage

Occurs 116 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 13:2Genesis 18:20Genesis 34:19Genesis 48:10Exodus 5:9

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כָּבַד here.