What does כֹּבֶד mean in the Bible?
כֹּבֶד is a Hebrew word meaning "weight , multitude , vehemence".
Hebrew · H3514
כֹּבֶד
Weight , multitude , vehemence
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כֹּבֶד H3514
What does כֹּבֶד mean in the Bible?
כֹּבֶד is a Hebrew word meaning "weight , multitude , vehemence".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3514?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and dense (1), is heavy (1), mounds (1), the stress (1).
Where does כֹּבֶד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 27:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Nahum (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and dense 1× Isaiah 30:27
is heavy 1× Proverbs 27:3
mounds 1× Nahum 3:3
the stress 1× Isaiah 21:15
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 27:3 כֹּֽבֶד־ to is heavy Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 21:15 כֹּ֥בֶד to the stress Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 30:27 וְכֹ֖בֶד to and dense Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Nahum 3:3 וְכֹ֣בֶד to mounds Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 27:3
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Nahum 1
Source forms
וְכֹ֖בֶד 1x wə·ḵō·ḇeḏ Isaiah 30:27
וְכֹ֣בֶד 1x wə·ḵō·ḇeḏ Nahum 3:3
כֹּ֥בֶד 1x kō·ḇeḏ Isaiah 21:15
כֹּֽבֶד־ 1x kō·ḇeḏ- Proverbs 27:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Isaiah 30:27, Nahum 3:3
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Proverbs 27:3, Isaiah 21:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. weight , multitude , vehemence
Source Gloss
weight , multitude , vehemence
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
weight, multitude, vehemence BDB: heaviness Usage: grievousness, heavy, great number.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain