כָּבוֹד
kabod (kāḇôd)
/kaw-VODE/
“glory, weight, honor, majesty”
Weight, substance, honor, splendor, glory; specifically the radiant manifesting presence of God (the Shekinah glory) appearing in the cloud and fire, filling the Tabernacle and Temple.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From כָּבַד (H3513) to be heavy, weighty.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
gloryhonourglorious
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H3519 כָּבוֹד glory, weight, honor, majesty G1391 δόξα expectation, judgment, opinion, opinion, estimation, repute
LXX conceptual translation: כָּבוֹד (glory, weight, honor, majesty) -> δόξα (expectation, judgment, opinion, opinion, estimation, repute)
LXX conceptual translation: כָּבוֹד (glory, weight, honor, majesty) -> G5092
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where כָּבוֹד (kabod) carries significant theological or narrative weight.