כבד
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כבד¹
- /kaˈbid/
- /kɔːˈbeːd/
- [kɔːˈveːd]
- /kaˈved/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *kabid- (“liver”), which literally means "heavy (one)", since when washing the internal organs of slaughtered animals the liver sinks to the bottom. Compare the similar etymology of Russian лёгкое (ljóxkoje, “lung”), directly from лёгкий (ljóxkij, “light”), because in contrast to the liver the lungs swim on the surface.
noun כָּבֵד · kavéd · כְּבֵדִים · כְּבֵד־ · כִּבְדֵי־
- liver (organ of the body) וְאֵת שְׁתֵּי הַכְּלָיֹת וְאֶת־הַחֵלֶב אֲשֶׁר עֲלֵהֶן אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַכְּסָלִים וְאֶת־הַיֹּתֶרֶת עַל־הַכָּבֵד עַל־הַכְּלָיֹת יְסִירֶנָּה׃
כבד²
- /kaˈbid/
- /kɔːˈbeːd/
- [kɔːˈveːd]
- /kaˈved/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic, cognate with Akkadian 𒂂 (kabtum), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎁𐎄 (kbd), Arabic كَبِد (kabid) and Ge'ez ክቡድ (kəbud).
adjective כָּבֵד · kavéd · כְּבֵדָה · כְּבֵדִים
- heavy, having much weight
verb כָּבֵד · kavéd · לכבוד · לִכְבֹּד · - · כָּבוּד
- to be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
verb כִּבֵּד · kibéd
- defective spelling of כיבד
noun כֹּבֶד · kóved
- defective spelling of כובד
In English
Talk about this word "כבד." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%93. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. כבד. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%93 "כבד." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%93.Cite this
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title = {כבד},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%91%D7%93},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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