וַיַּכְבֵּד ... אֶת־לִבּוֹ
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) · the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
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כָּבַד H3513 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)
לֵב H3820 the heart ; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings , the will and even the intellect ; likewise for the centre of anything
What does וַיַּכְבֵּד ... אֶת־לִבּוֹ (wayyakbēd ... ʾet-libbo) mean in the Bible?
כָּבַד · לֵב is a Hebrew word meaning "Made his heart heavy, stubborn, unresponsive".
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