Numbers 24:11:5Num.24.11.W5TAB
כַּבֵּ֣ד
kabed
“I will surely honor”
- Transliteration
- ka-BED
- Extended
- kah-BEED
- IPA
- /kabˈbeːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will surely 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 a-kha-bed-KHA
- clause
a-MAR-ti ka-BED a-kha-bed-KHA ve-hi-NEH me-na-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH mi-ka-VOD
- sentence
ve-a-TAH be-RAKH-le-KHA el-me-ko-MEKHA a-MAR-ti ka-BED a-kha-bed-KHA ve-hi-NEH me-na-a-KHA Ye-ho-VAH mi-ka-VOD
Exegesis
The infinitive absolute kabed {כַּבֵּד | ka-bēḏ} ‘surely honor’ paired with the Piel imperfect akhabedkha {אֲכַבֶּדְךָ | ’a-ka-ḇed-ḵā} ‘I will honor you’ intensifies the promise in a typical Hebrew emphasis construction.
Root and etymology
Rootkaf–bet–dalet
“to be heavy, honor”
In context — Numbers 24:11
And now, flee for yourself to your place! I said, “I will surely honor you.” But behold, the LORD has prevented you from honor.
About this coordinate
Numbers 24:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 24:11, so the Hebrew word כַּבֵּ֣ד (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 Num.24.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.24.11.W5.S1) and character.