Lexical Definition
כְּאֵב kᵉʼêb (keh-abe') pain H:N-M
from כָּאַב
grief, pain, sorrow.
- suffering (physical or mental), adversity
1) pain (mental and physical), sorrow
See Greek: λυπέω · λύπη · πληγή · πόνος
Usage: 6 forms in 6 verses
Brown-Driver-Briggs
כְּאֵב noun masculineJob 2:13 pain; — ׳כ absolute Job 2:13; Isa 17:11 construct Isa 65:14 suffix כְּאֵבִי Job 16:6 + 2 t.; — pain, mental and physical Job 2:13; Job 16:6 perhaps also Ps 39:3* אָנוּשׁ ׳כּ (in disappointment and disaster) Isa 17:11 (|| נַחֲלָה from חָלָה); mental, לֵֿב׳כּ Isa 65:14 (|| שֵׁבֶר רוּחַ) so Jer 15:18 (|| מַכָּה figurative)
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 2:13 · 16:6 |
| Psalms | 39:3* |
| Isaiah | 17:11 · 65:14 |
| Jeremiah | 15:18 |