Lexical Definition

‎כָּבוֹד‎ kâbôwd (kaw-bode') glory ^H:N-M
rarely כָּבֹד kâbôd (kaw-bode'); from ‎כָּבַד‎

glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).

• properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

1) glory, honour, glorious, abundance
1a) abundance, riches
1b) honour, splendour, glory
1c) honour, dignity
1d) honour, reputation
1e) honour, reverence, glory
1f) glory

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II. ‎כָּבוֺד‎ noun masculine^{Isa 60:1} and feminine^{Gen 49:6} abundance, honour, glory; — ‎׳‎‎כ‎ Josh 7:19 + 70 t.; ‎כָּבֹד‎ Gen 31:1; Nah 2:10* construct ‎כְּבוֺד‎ Exod 16:7 + 62 t.; ‎כְּבֹד‎ Prov 25:2 (twice in verse); suffix ‎כְּבוֺדִי‎ Gen 45:13 + 17 t.; ‎כְּבֹדִי‎ Gen 49:6 + 3 t.; + 40 t. suffixes —

1. abudance, riches Gen 31:1 (J), Isa 10:3; Isa 61:6; Isa 66:11; Isa 66:12; Nah 2:10*; Ps 49:17*; Ps 49:18*.

2. honour, splendour, glory, of external condition and circumstances:
a. of men: of Joseph in Egypt Gen 45:18 (E); of Job Job 19:9; Job 29:20 of Ephraim Hos 9:11, Samaria Hos 10:5 ‎עשֶׁר וְכָכוֺד‎ wealth and splendour 1Chr 29:12; 1Chr 29:28; 2Chr 17:5; 2Chr 18:1; 2Chr 32:27; Prov 3:16; Prov 8:18; Prov 22:4 ‎׳‎‎עשֶׁר (וּ)נְכָסִים וְכ‎ 2Chr 1:11; 2Chr 1:12 = ‎׳‎‎גם כ‎ ‎׳‎‎גם ע‎ 1Kgs 3:13; Eccl 6:2 || ‎עשֶׁר‎ Prov 11:16 man was crowned with ‎וְהָדָר‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ at his creation, Ps 8:6* the king is given ‎׳‎‎כ‎ || ‎הוֺד וְהָדָר‎ Ps 21:6*.
b. of things, ‎עָשְׁרוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ Esth 5:11 splendour of his wealth, of a throne 1Sam 2:8 (poem), Isa 22:23; Jer 14:21; Jer 17:12 a kingdom Esth 1:4 chariots Isa 22:18 priestly robes Exod 28:2; Exod 28:40 (P); Lebanon Isa 35:2; Isa 60:13 forest Isa 10:18 (figurative of royal might); trees Ezek 31:18 temple Hag 2:3; Hag 2:9 restored holy land Ps 84:12*; Isa 4:2; Isa 4:5 Jerusalem Isa 62:2.
c. of God, glory, (1) in historic theophanies: to Moses Exod 33:18; Exod 33:22 (J); || ‎אֹתֹת‎ Num 14:22 (JE); || ‎גָּדְלוֺ‎ Deut 5:21. P uses ‎יהוה‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ for theophanies of the Exodus Exod 16:7; Exod 16:10; Exod 24:16; Exod 24:17; Exod 40:34; Exod 40:35; Lev 9:6; Lev 9:23; Num 14:10; Num 16:19; Num 17:7*; Num 20:6, compare 2Chr 5:14 = 1Kgs 8:11; 2Chr 7:1; 2Chr 7:2; 2Chr 7:3 so Ezekiel, Ezek 1:28; Ezek 3:12; Ezek 3:23; Ezek 10:4 (twice in verse); Ezek 10:18; Ezek 11:23; Ezek 43:4; Ezek 43:5; Ezek 44:4 with the variation ‎אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ Ezek 8:4; Ezek 9:3; Ezek 10:19; Ezek 11:22; Ezek 43:2, and ‎הַכָּבוֺד‎ Ezek 3:23 the sacred tent was sanctified by the Glory Exod 29:43 (P), and the temple was ‎׳‎‎מְקוֺם מִשְׁכַּן כ‎ Ps 26:8 when the ark was captured, the Glory went into exile from Israel 1Sam 4:21; 1Sam 4:22. (2) in historic and ideal manifestations to the pious mind Yahweh's, name is a name of glory Ps 72:19; Neh 9:5 his eyes eyes of glory Isa 3:8 in the temple his glory is seen Ps 63:3* it is ‎על השׁמים‎ Ps 113:4 ‎על כל הארץ‎ Ps 57:6*; Ps 57:12* in a thunderstorm he is ‎אֵל הַכָּבוֺד‎ Ps 29:3 his glory is ‎לְעוֺלָם‎ Ps 104:31 it is great Ps 138:5 above all the earth Ps 108:6* the whole earth is full of it Isa 6:3 the heavens are declaring ‎כְּבוֺד אֵל‎ Ps 19:2* with reference to the divine reign ‎הֲדַר מַלְכוּתוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎כּ‎, Ps 145:12 ‎׳‎‎הֲדַר כ‎ ‎הוֺדֶ֑ךָ‎ Ps 145:5. (3) he is ‎מֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֺד‎ Ps 24:7; Ps 24:8; Ps 24:9; Ps 24:10 (twice in verse); he will appear in his glory Ps 102:17*, his glory will be revealed in a march through the wilderness to the holy land Isa 40:5, the land will see it Isa 35:2, shine with it Ezek 43:3, and it will dwell in the land Ps 85:10* it will be to the rearward of Israel Isa 58:8 it will arise and be seen upon Jerusalem Isa 60:1; Isa 60:2 Yahweh will be the glory in the midst of her Zech 2:9* the temple will be filled with it Hag 2:7 the earth will be filled with a knowledge of it Hab 2:14, and with it Num 14:21 (JE) Ps 72:19 it will be declared among the nations and all will see it Isa 66:18; Isa 66:19 (twice in verse); Ps 97:6 and peoples and kings revere it Ps 102:16*; Isa 59:19 ‎׳‎‎י‎ will reign before his elders in glory Isa 24:23 the resting-place of the Messiah will be ‎כָּבוֺד‎ Isa 11:10.

3. honour, dignity of position ‎׳‎‎מנע מִכּ‎ withhold from honour Num 24:11 (E); ‎׳‎‎ירד מִכּ‎ descend from Jer 48:18 ‎׳‎‎שׁלח אחר כ‎ send after Zech 2:12* ‎׳‎‎רוּם בכ‎ Ps 112:9 ‎׳‎‎שׁכב בכ‎ Isa 14:18 ‎׳‎‎תמך כ‎ Prov 29:23 ‎׳‎‎יַרְבֶּה כ‎ Dan 11:39 ‎׳‎‎לקח כ‎ take me to honour Ps 73:24 not becoming to fools Prov 26:1 ‎׳‎‎לפני כ‎ ‎ענוה‎ before honour (goeth) humility Prov 15:33; Prov 18:22 antithesis ‎קלון‎ Hos 4:7; Hab 2:16; Prov 3:35, ‎קִיִקָלוֺן‎ Hab 2:16 ‎כָּבוֺד‎ is used as collective, of honoured men, dignitaries, nobility ‎כבוד ישׂראל‎ Mic 1:15 elsewhere as construct before various nations or with suffixes only Isa 5:13; Isa 8:7; Isa 10:16; Isa 16:14; Isa 17:3; Isa 17:4; Isa 21:16; Isa 22:24.

4. honour, reputation, of character, of man ‎׳‎‎וְלֹאלְֿךָ לְכ‎ 2Chr 26:18 neither will it be for thine honour; || ‎חכמה‎ Eccl 10:1 ‎צדקה‎ Prov 21:21 antith. ‎כְּלִמָּה‎ Ps 4:3* ‎וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבוֺד‎ Prov 25:27 and searching out of their glory is (not) glory ‎לאישׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ Prov 20:3 ‎אֱלֹהִים‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ ‎מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר‎ ‎׳‎‎הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וכ‎ Prov 25:2 the honour of God is to conceal a thing, but the honour of kings is to search out a thing.

5. my honour, poetic of the seat of honour in the inner man, the noblest part of man || ‎נפשׁי‎ Gen 49:6 (poem) Ps 7:6* ‎לִבִּי‎ Ps 16:9; Ps 108:2* it is called upon to ‎זמּר‎ Ps 30:13* (read ‎כְּבוֺדִי‎ for ‎כָּבוֺד‎); ‎עוּרָה‎ Ps 57:9*.

6. honour, reverence, glory, as due to one or ascribed to one:
a. of men, due to a father Mal 1:6 honour done to David by Nathan's prophecy 1Chr 17:18 ‎לְ‎ ‎׳‎‎עשׂה כ‎ 2Chr 32:33 do honour to; ‎לְ‎ ‎׳‎‎נתן כ‎ Prov 26:8 || ‎ישׁע‎ Ps 62:8*.
b. of God, ‎כְּבוֺדִי‎ the honour due to me (Yahweh) Isa 42:8; Isa 43:7; Isa 48:11 ‎שְׁמֶ֑ךָ‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ Ps 79:9 ‎לְ‎ ‎׳‎‎נתן כ‎ 1Sam 6:5; Jer 13:16; Mal 2:2; Ps 115:1 ‎לְ‎ ‎׳‎‎שׂים כ‎ Josh 7:19 (J), Isa 42:12 ‎׳‎‎שׂים כ‎ ‎תהלתוֺ‎ Ps 66:2 ‎ועז לְ‎ ‎׳‎‎יהב כ‎ Ps 29:1; Ps 96:7 = 1Chr 16:28 ‎שְׁמוֺ לְ‎ ‎׳‎‎יהב כ‎ Ps 29:2; Ps 96:8 = 1Chr 16:29 ‎שְׁמוֺ‎ ‎׳‎‎זמּר כ‎ Ps 66:2 ‎ספּר כבודו בגוים‎ Ps 96:3 = 1Chr 16:24 ‎אמר‎ ‎מלכותך‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ Ps 145:11 ‎נתן כבודי בגוים‎ Ezek 39:21 ‎אֹמֵר כָּבוֺד‎ Ps 29:9 say Glory; ‎׳‎‎יִעְלְזוּ בְּכ‎ exult with (ascriptions of) glory Ps 149:5.

7. glory as the object of honour, reverence and glorifying, ‎כְּבוֺדִי‎ Ps 3:4* my glory (the one whom I glorify); ‎כְּבוֺדָם‎ Ps 106:20 their glory; ‎כְּבוֺדוֺ‎ Jer 2:11.

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