To honor
כָּבֵדStrong’s H3513kavad (ka-vad)
Appears in 106 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Kavad is the Hebrew word usually translated “honored”, “it was heavy” and “it is heavy”. It appears in 106 verses of the Old Testament.
“But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.”
Meaning
- To be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured(Qal) · (Niphal) · (Piel) · (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured · (Hiphil)
How it's translated
- honored 7
- and it was heavy 4
- it was heavy 4
- it is heavy 3
- and he made heavy 3
- honor 3
- he made heavy 3
- and i will gain honor 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 19
- Psalms 11
- Exodus 10
- 1 Samuel 9
- Proverbs 7
- 2 Samuel 6
26 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Zechariah 7:11In contextBut they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
- Genesis 18:20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
- Genesis 34:19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
- Genesis 48:10Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed them, and embraced them.
- Exodus 5:9Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
- Exodus 8:15But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.
All 106 verses, by book
Hebrew dictionary
כָּבֵד kavad · to honor
: honour/glory 1) to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be heavy 1a2) to be heavy, be insensible, be dull 1a3) to be honoured 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant 1b2) to get oneself glory or honour, gain glory 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make heavy, make dull, make insensible 1c2) to make honourable, honour, glorify 1d) (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to make heavy 1e2) to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive 1e3) to cause to be honoured …
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “honor” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
HON'OR, noun
on'or. [Latin honor honos.]
- The esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation.
- A testimony of esteem; any expression of respect or of high estimation by words or actions; as the honors of war; military honors; funeral honors; civil honors.
- Dignity; exalted rank or place; distinction.“I have given thee riches and honor” 1 Kings 3:13“Thou art clothed with honor and majesty” Psalms 104:1
- Reverence; veneration; or any act by which reverence and submission are expressed, as worship paid to the Supreme Being.
All definitions and other forms of “honor”
- Reputation; good name; as, his honor is unsullied.
- True nobleness of mind; magnanimity; dignified respect for character, springing from probity, principle or moral rectitude; a distinguishing trait in the character of good men.
- An assumed appearance of nobleness; scorn of meanness, springing from the fear of reproach, without regard to principle; as, shall I violate my trust? Forbid it, honor
- Any particular virtue much valued; as bravery in men, and chastity in females.
- Dignity of mien; noble appearance.
- That which honors; he or that which confers dignity; as, the chancellor is an honor to his profession.
- Privileges of rank or birth; in the plural.
- Civilities paid.
- That which adorns; ornament; decoration.
- A noble kind of seignory or lordship, held of the king in capite.
HON'OR, verb intransitive
on'or. [Latin honoro.]
- To revere; to respect; to treat with deference and submission, and perform relative duties to.
- To reverence; to manifest the highest veneration for, in words and actions; to entertain the most exalted thoughts of; to worship; to adore.
- To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to elevate in rank or station; to exalt.“Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor” Esther 6:9
- To glorify; to render illustrious.“I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host” Exodus 14:4
- To treat with due civility and respect in the ordinary intercourse of life.
- In commerce, to accept and pay when due; as, to honor a bill of exchange.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.