כָּבֵד
kâbêd · H3516 · Hebrew · 14 occurrences
Meanings
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liver
A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen, involved in processing digestive products, neutralizing toxins, and other metabolic processes
ExamplesExodus 29:13 “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and offer them up in smoke on the altar.
Exodus 29:22 “You shall also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of ordination),
Leviticus 3:4 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.
How it’s used In 5 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- יmy 1
- הוּhis 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- שָׁפַךְto pour out, to shed 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- פָּלַחto cleave 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
8 occurrences in 3 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against 6
- בin/on/with 2
- מִןfrom 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
4 occurrences in 1 groups
- יֹתֶרֶתappendage of the liver 4
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Semantic domains 9 entries
- Heavy002001001032
- This entry carries no independent "Heavy" sense of its own; every genuine tagged occurrence of this lexeme (Exodus 29:13, 29:22, Leviticus 3:4, 3:10, 3:15) is the literal liver, a bodily organ named in sacrificial instructions, not a description of weight. The domain is bundle-shared with the identically-spelled adjective "heavy" (כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3515)).
- Complicated002001003004
- This entry carries no independent “Complicated” sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the anatomical noun for the liver, as in “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe of the liver” (Exodus 29:13). The “Complicated” domain is bundle-shared with the homographic adjective כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3515), “heavy,” rather than independently attested here.
- Large002001001037
- This entry carries no independent “Large” sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the anatomical noun for the liver, as in “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe of the liver” (Exodus 29:13). The “Large” domain is bundle-shared with the homographic adjective כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3515), “heavy,” rather than independently attested here.
- Intense002001003011
- This entry carries no independent “Intense” sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the anatomical noun for the liver, as in “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe of the liver” (Exodus 29:13). The “Intense” domain is bundle-shared with the homographic adjective כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3515), “heavy,” rather than independently attested here.
- Quantity002001001046
- This entry carries no independent “Quantity” sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the anatomical noun for the liver, as in “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe of the liver” (Exodus 29:13). The “Quantity” domain is bundle-shared with the homographic adjective כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3515), “heavy,” rather than independently attested here.
- Rich002001001050
- This entry carries no independent “Rich” sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the anatomical noun for the liver, as in “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe of the liver” (Exodus 29:13). The “Rich” domain is bundle-shared with the homographic adjective כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3515), “heavy,” rather than independently attested here.
- Strong002001001063
- This entry carries no independent “Strong” sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the anatomical noun for the liver, as in “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe of the liver” (Exodus 29:13). The “Strong” domain is bundle-shared with the homographic adjective כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3515), “heavy,” rather than independently attested here.
- Unable002001001065
- This entry carries no independent “Unable” sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the anatomical noun for the liver, as in “And you shall take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the lobe of the liver” (Exodus 29:13). The “Unable” domain is bundle-shared with the homographic adjective כָּבֵד (kâbêd, H3515), “heavy,” rather than independently attested here.
- Unwilling002001002031
- This domain reflects the shared root sense carried by this word's homographic adjective form rather than any distinct meaning of the anatomical liver itself. The liver's own occurrences instead name the organ's lobe as part of the sacrificial offerings described in Exodus 29:13 and Leviticus 3:4.
Word family 7 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3516. kabed כָּבֵד noun masculineLam 2:11 liver (explained by Thes (quoting Galen) as…
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 Exo 29:13 Exo 29:11t.; כְּבֵדוֺ Pro 7:23; כְּבֵדִי Lam 2:11; — liver of man, as pierced by arrow Pro 7:23; poured out in sorrow Lam 2:11; of animals as consulted by divination בַּכּ ׳רָאָה Eze 21:26; elsewhere in P, in phrases הַכָּבֵד (עַלֿ) (ה)יֹתֶרֶת Exo 29:13, Exo 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; מִןהַֿכּ ׳הַיֹּתֶרֶת Lev 9:10, of the animals suited for sacrifice.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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