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Kabod — Glory

Literally 'weight, heaviness' — glory as substance and significance. The tragedy of Ichabod: 'the glory is departed.'

כָּבוֹד kâbôwd H3519
Pronunciation: kaw-bode'
Hebrew · Strong's H3519 · 189 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)

properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

KJV translations: glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).

Kabod in the Bible — example verses

“And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this glory.”Genesis 31:1 (KJV)
“And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down my father hither.”Genesis 45:13 (KJV)
“O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.”Genesis 49:6 (KJV)
“And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?”Exodus 16:7 (KJV)
“And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.”Exodus 16:10 (KJV)
And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.”Exodus 24:16 (KJV)
“And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.”Exodus 24:17 (KJV)
“And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.”Exodus 28:2 (KJV)

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