Lexical Definition
כָּבֵד kâbêd (kaw-bade') liver H:N-F
the same as כָּבֵד
liver.
- the liver (as the heaviest of the viscera)
1) the liver
1a) the liver (as the heaviest organ)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| כְּבֵדִ֔י | liver my | Lam.2.11 |
| כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ | liver his | Prov.7.23 |
| הַכָּבֵד֙ | the liver | Exod.29.22 • Lev.9.10 |
| הַכָּבֵֽד | the liver | Lev.9.19 |
| הַכָּבֵ֔ד | the liver | Exod.29.13 • Lev.3.4 • Lev.3.10 • Lev.3.15 • Lev.4.9 • Lev.7.4 • Lev.8.16 • Lev.8.25 |
| בַּכָּבֵֽד | at the liver | Ezek.21.21 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
כָּבֵד noun masculineLam 2:11 liver (explained by Thes (quoting Galen) as the heavy organ, par excellence, of the body; Late Hebrew כָּבֵד; Aramaic כַּבְדָא ; Arabic
, compare
(anything) large, thick in the middle; Ethiopic
Assyrian kabittu DlHWB temper, heart (figurative), Aramaic כְּבַד,
be angry, because the liver was regarded as seat of emotions) — ׳כ Exod 29:13 + 11 t.; כְּבֵדוֺ Prov 7:23 כְּבֵדִי Lam 2:11 — liver of man, as pierced by arrow Prov 7:23 poured out in sorrow Lam 2:11 of animals as consulted by divination ׳רָאָה בַּכּ Ezek 21:26* elsewhere in P, in phrases (ה)יֹתֶרֶת (עַלֿ) הַכָּבֵד Exod 29:13; Exod 29:22; Lev 3:4; Lev 3:10; Lev 3:15; Lev 4:9; Lev 7:4; Lev 8:16; Lev 8:25; Lev 9:19 ׳הַיֹּתֶרֶת מִןהַֿכּ Lev 9:10, of the animals suited for sacrifice.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 29:13 · 29:22 |
| Leviticus | 3:4 · 3:10 · 3:15 · 4:9 · 7:4 · 8:16 · 8:25 · 9:10 · 9:19 |
| Proverbs | 7:23 |
| Lamentations | 2:11 |
| Ezekiel | 21:26* |