Exodus 20:12:1Exod.20.12.W1TAB
כַּבֵּ֥ד
kabed
“Honor”
- Transliteration
- ka-BED
- Extended
- kah-BEED
- IPA
- /kabˈbeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- Honor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-BED
- phraseyour reading level
ka-BED et-a-VEE-kha
- clause
ka-BED et-a-VEE-kha veh-et-im-MEH-kha
- sentence
ka-BED et-a-VEE-kha veh-et-im-MEH-kha le-MA-an ya-a-ri-KHOON ya-MEH-kha al ha-a-da-MAH a-sher-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN lakh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative verb kabbed {כַּבֵּד | kab-bēḏ} 'honor'.
Root and etymology
k-b-dkaph-beth-daleth
“to be heavy; to honor”
In context — Exodus 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be prolonged on the land that the LORD your God is giving to you.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 20:12, so the Hebrew word כַּבֵּ֥ד (kabed) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.12.W1.S1) and character.