The meaning of “כָּבֵד”
Understanding kâbêd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
the same as כָּבֵד liver. - the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera) 1) the liver 1a) the liver (as the heaviest organ...
כָּבֵד
the same as כָּבֵד liver. - the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera) 1) the liver 1a) the liver (as the heaviest organ)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 29:22 | “Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:” Word: כָּבֵד (kâbêd) | |
| Leviticus 7:4 | “And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away:” Word: כָּבֵד (kâbêd) | |
| Proverbs 7:23 | “Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.” Word: כָּבֵד (kâbêd) | |
| Lamentations 2:11 | “Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because the children and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city.” Word: כָּבֵד (kâbêd) | |
| Ezekiel 21:21 | “For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver.” Word: כָּבֵד (kâbêd) |