The meaning of “כְּאֵב”
Understanding kᵉʼêb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
grief, pain, sorrow. - suffering (physical or mental), adversity 1) pain (mental and physical), sorrow
כְּאֵב
grief, pain, sorrow. - suffering (physical or mental), adversity 1) pain (mental and physical), sorrow
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 16:6 | “Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and though I forbear, what am I eased?” Word: כְּאֵב (kᵉʼêb) | |
| Psalms 39:2 | “I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.” Word: כְּאֵב (kᵉʼêb) | |
| Isaiah 65:14 | “Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.” Word: כְּאֵב (kᵉʼêb) | |
| Jeremiah 15:18 | “Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?” Word: כְּאֵב (kᵉʼêb) |
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