3516. kabed
Lexicon
kabed: Heavy, weighty, burdensome, honored

Original Word: כָּבֵד
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: kabed
Pronunciation: kah-BED
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-bade')
Definition: Heavy, weighty, burdensome, honored
Meaning: the liver

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
liver

The same as kabed; the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera) -- liver.

see HEBREW kabed

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kabad
Definition
liver
NASB Translation
heart (1), liver (13).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
כָּבֵד noun masculineLamentations 2:11 liver (explained by Thes (quoting Galen) as the heavy organ, par excellence, of the body; Late Hebrew כָּבֵד; Aramaic כַּבְדָא ; Arabic , compare (anything) large, thick in the middle; Ethiopic Assyrian kabittu DlHWB temper, heart (figurative), Aramaic כְּבַד, be angry, because the liver was regarded as seat of emotions) — ׳כ Exodus 29:13 11t.; כְּבֵדוֺ Proverbs 7:23; כְּבֵדִי Lamentations 2:11; — liver of man, as pierced by arrow Proverbs 7:23; poured out in sorrow Lamentations 2:11; of animals as consulted by divination ׳רָאָה בַּכּ Ezekiel 21:26; elsewhere in P, in phrases (ה)יֹתֶרֶת (עַלֿ) הַכָּבֵד Exodus 29:13,22; Leviticus 3:4,10,15; Leviticus 4:9; Leviticus 7:4; Leviticus 8:16,25; Leviticus 9:19; ׳הַיֹּתֶרֶת מִןהַֿכּ Leviticus 9:10, of the animals suited for sacrifice.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root כָּבֵד (kāḇēḏ), meaning "to be heavy" or "to be honored."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance that corresponds to the Hebrew כָּבֵד specifically as "the liver." However, the Greek term ἧπαρ (hēpar) is used in the Septuagint and other Greek texts to refer to the liver. This term is not directly listed in Strong's Concordance but is relevant in the context of translating Hebrew sacrificial terms into Greek.

Usage: The term כָּבֵד is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer specifically to the liver, an important organ in sacrificial rituals and symbolic contexts.

Context: The Hebrew word כָּבֵד (kāḇēḏ) is primarily used to denote the liver, an organ that holds significant importance in ancient Hebrew culture and religious practices. In the context of the Hebrew Bible, the liver is often associated with sacrificial rites and offerings. The liver was considered a vital organ in the sacrificial system, as seen in various passages where it is mentioned alongside other parts of the sacrificial animal.

In Levitical law, the liver is specifically noted in the instructions for offerings. For example, in Leviticus 3:4, the liver is mentioned as part of the peace offering: "the two kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys." This highlights the liver's role in the ritualistic practices of the Israelites, where it was often burned on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

The liver also held symbolic significance, often representing the seat of emotions and inner life in ancient Near Eastern thought. This symbolic use is less explicit in the Hebrew Bible but is part of the broader cultural understanding of the organ's importance.

The liver's role in divination practices is noted in other ancient cultures, though the Hebrew Bible does not explicitly endorse such practices. However, the presence of the liver in sacrificial contexts underscores its perceived importance in maintaining a proper relationship with God through ritual purity and obedience.

Forms and Transliterations
בַּכָּבֵֽד׃ בכבד׃ הַכָּבֵ֔ד הַכָּבֵֽד׃ הַכָּבֵד֙ הכבד הכבד׃ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּבֵדִ֔י כבדו כבדי bak·kā·ḇêḏ bakkāḇêḏ bakkaVed hak·kā·ḇêḏ hakkāḇêḏ hakkaVed kə·ḇê·ḏî kə·ḇê·ḏōw kəḇêḏî kəḇêḏōw keveDi keveDo
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 29:13
HEB: הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד וְאֵת֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י
NAS: and the lobe of the liver, and the two
KJV: and the caul [that is] above the liver, and the two
INT: and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys

Exodus 29:22
HEB: וְאֵ֨ת יֹתֶ֤רֶת הַכָּבֵד֙ וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שְׁתֵּ֣י
NAS: and the lobe of the liver, and the two
KJV: and the caul [above] the liver, and the two
INT: the entrails and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys

Leviticus 3:4
HEB: הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָי֖וֹת
NAS: and the lobe of the liver, which
KJV: and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys,
INT: and the lobe of the liver with the kidneys

Leviticus 3:10
HEB: הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת
NAS: and the lobe of the liver, which
KJV: and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys,
INT: and the lobe of the liver with the kidneys

Leviticus 3:15
HEB: הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת
NAS: and the lobe of the liver, which
KJV: and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys,
INT: and the lobe of the liver with the kidneys

Leviticus 4:9
HEB: הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָי֖וֹת
NAS: and the lobe of the liver, which
KJV: and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys,
INT: and the lobe of the liver with the kidneys

Leviticus 7:4
HEB: הַיֹּתֶ֙רֶת֙ עַל־ הַכָּבֵ֔ד עַל־ הַכְּלָיֹ֖ת
NAS: and the lobe on the liver he shall remove
KJV: and the caul [that is] above the liver, with the kidneys,
INT: and the lobe on the liver with the kidneys

Leviticus 8:16
HEB: וְאֵת֙ יֹתֶ֣רֶת הַכָּבֵ֔ד וְאֶת־ שְׁתֵּ֥י
NAS: and the lobe of the liver, and the two
KJV: and the caul [above] the liver, and the two
INT: the entrails and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys

Leviticus 8:25
HEB: וְאֵת֙ יֹתֶ֣רֶת הַכָּבֵ֔ד וְאֶת־ שְׁתֵּ֥י
NAS: and the lobe of the liver and the two
KJV: and the caul [above] the liver, and the two
INT: the entrails and the lobe of the liver and the two kidneys

Leviticus 9:10
HEB: הַיֹּתֶ֤רֶת מִן־ הַכָּבֵד֙ מִן־ הַ֣חַטָּ֔את
NAS: and the lobe of the liver of the sin offering,
KJV: above the liver of the sin offering,
INT: and the lobe above of the liver at of the sin

Leviticus 9:19
HEB: וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת הַכָּבֵֽד׃
NAS: and the lobe of the liver,
KJV: and the caul [above] the liver:
INT: and the kidneys and the lobe of the liver

Proverbs 7:23
HEB: יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר
NAS: pierces through his liver; As a bird
KJV: strike through his liver; as a bird
INT: pierces an arrow his liver hastens A bird

Lamentations 2:11
HEB: נִשְׁפַּ֤ךְ לָאָ֙רֶץ֙ כְּבֵדִ֔י עַל־ שֶׁ֖בֶר
NAS: is greatly troubled; My heart is poured
KJV: are troubled, my liver is poured
INT: is poured the earth my heart Because of the destruction

Ezekiel 21:21
HEB: בַּתְּרָפִ֔ים רָאָ֖ה בַּכָּבֵֽד׃
NAS: he looks at the liver.
KJV: with images, he looked in the liver.
INT: the household looks the liver

14 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3516
14 Occurrences


bak·kā·ḇêḏ — 1 Occ.
hak·kā·ḇêḏ — 11 Occ.
kə·ḇê·ḏî — 1 Occ.
kə·ḇê·ḏōw — 1 Occ.















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