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כָּבֵד adjective heavy; — ׳ כ Gen 41:31+ 34 t.; construct כְּבַד Exod 4:10 (twice in verse); כֶּבֶד Isa 1:4 plural כְּבֵדִים Exod 17:12 construct כִּבְדֵי Ezek 3:5; Ezek 3:6 —
1.
a.
heavy, a burden Ps 38:5 hands (weary of holding up) Exod 17:12 (
E
), hair of head 2Sam 14:26, a corpulent old man 1Sam 4:18
עַם כֶבֶד עָוֺן
Isa 1:4
a people heavy with (the burden of) iniquity; a cloud charged with
rain Exod 19:16
(
E
); a rock of large size Isa 32:2
oppressive, grievous, burdensome, a yoke 1Kgs 12:4; 1Kgs 12:11 = 2Chr 10:4; 2Chr 10:11
a famine Gen 12:10
; Gen 41:31
; Gen 43:1
; Gen 47:4; Gen 47:13 (
J
); the vexation (כַּעַס) of a fool Prov 27:3
vehement, sore, of a mourning Gen 50:11(
J
).
b.
massive, abundant, numerous, of a people עַם
Num 20:20
(
J
) 1Kgs 3:9
army חיל
2Kgs 6:14
; 2Kgs
18:14 =
Isa 36:2 insect swarm Exod 8:20 (
J
).
c.
heavy, dull of speech and tongue Exod 4:10 (twice in verse) (
J
E
); of the לֵב, hard
Exod 7:14
(
J
).
d.
hard, difficult, of a thing to be done Exod 18:18 (
E
) Num
11:14 (
J
); of a language to be understood Ezek 3:5; Ezek 3:6.
2. in the usage of J כָּבֵד מְאֹד is frequent:
a.
very oppressive, grievous, of hail Exod 9:18; Exod 9:24 murrain Exod 9:8 lamentation Gen 50:10.
b.
very numerous, cattle Exod 12:38 army, מַחֲנֶה
Gen 50:9
locusts
Exod
10:14 so חַיִל
1Kgs 10:2
= 2Chr 9:1
.
c.
very rich, במקנה
in cattle
Gen 13:2
.