δοξάζω

כָּבַד kâbad · H3513 · to be heavy, to be burdensome

כָּבַד (kâbad, H3513) כָּבַד encompasses both the honorific sense (glorify, make glorious) that directly corresponds to δοξάζω (doxázō, G1392) δοξάζω's core meaning of rendering glorious, and extends to physical/abstract weightiness senses (be heavy, grievous) that Greek δοξάζω does not carry—the alignment reflects the shared glorification semantic domain where the Hebrew term's honor-conferring usage translates naturally into Greek.

אָדַר ʼâdar · H142 · to be great, to be majestic, to be glorious

Greek δοξάζω (to render/esteem glorious) serves as the standard LXX translation equivalent for Hebrew אָדַר (to become glorious, honourable), both denoting the action or state of glorification/honor with overlapping semantic range.

פָּאַר pâʼar · H6286 · to check the branches, to receive honor, to receive praise

Both denote rendering glorious or making beautiful; פָּאַר (pâʼar, H6286) emphasizes external adornment and boasting in beauty, while δοξάζω (doxázō, G1392) focuses on glorifying with emphasis on honor and divine glory.

קָרַן qâran · H7160 · to shine, to glow, to have horns

Hebrew קָרַן specifically denotes radiant shining (often facial radiance, as Moses' face in Exodus 34:29-35), which Greek δοξάζω renders as glorification when that physical radiance manifests divine glory; the Greek term has broader application to any form of glorifying/honoring, but here captures the specific sense of visible radiant manifestation.

To praise, to glorify, praise33.357

Used of publicly honoring someone through acclaim, as of people seeing good works and glorifying the Father in heaven in Matthew 5:16, the crowds glorifying God after witnessing healing in Matthew 9:8 and 15:31, and the paralytic's healing causing all to glorify God in Mark 2:12.

To be wonderful, to be glorious65.5

Used of being shown to possess surpassing magnificence by comparison, as of what once had glory now having no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it, in 2 Corinthians 3:10.

To make gloriously great, to glorify87.24

Used of Jesus receiving exalted honor from the Father in the accomplishment of His mission, as of the Son of Man being glorified once Judas went out in John 13:31, the Father glorifying His name in John 12:28, and the Son's prayer that the Father glorify Him with the glory He had before the world began in John 17:1 and 17:5.

To honor, to respect87.8

Used of ordinary human esteem shown toward another, as of not seeking one's own glory but honoring the one who sent Him in John 8:54, and the giving to the poor being done for the sake of receiving glory from others in Matthew 6:2.

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.