Kaved (כָּבֵד) means heavy in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
heavy
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 6 meanings for Kaved.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ מִשְׁקָל רַב (הֵן גַּשְׁמִית וְהֵן נַפְשִׁית).
וְעַתָּה, אָבִי הֶעְמִיס עֲלֵיכֶם עֹל כָּבֵד, וַאֲנִי אוֹסִיף עַל עֻלְּכֶם...
- 2דקדוקבַּר דָּגֵשׁ.
- 3הַמּוֹנֶה פְּרִיטִים רַבִּים, שֶׁלּוֹ כַּמּוּת רַבָּה מִן.
הוֹי גּוֹי חֹטֵא, עַם כֶּבֶד עָוֹן-זֶרַע מְרֵעִים, בָּנִים מַשְׁחִיתִים...
- 4קָשֶׁה מִנְּשֹׂא, עַז וְחָזָק.
וְהָרָעָב כָּבֵד בָּאָרֶץ.
- 5בַּעַל חֲשִׁיבוּת וָעֵרֶךְ.
וַיַּרְא יוֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִי אֶת הָאֵבֶל בְּגֹרֶן הָאָטָד, וַיֹּאמְרוּ, אֵבֶל כָּבֵד זֶה לְמִצְרָיִם; עַל-כֵּן קָרָא שְׁמָהּ, אָבֵל מִצְרַיִם...
- 6שֶׁאֵינֶנּוּ פָּשׁוּט, שֶלֹּא נִתָּן לַעֲשׂוֹתוֹ בְּנָקֵל.
נָבֹל תִּבֹּל גַּם אַתָּה, גַּם הָעָם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עִמָּךְ; כִּי כָבֵד מִמְּךָ הַדָּבָר, לֹא תוּכַל עֲשֹׂהוּ לְבַדֶּךָ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kaved is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- כָּבֵד
- Written without vowel points
- כבד
- Said
- kaved
- Root
- כ־ב־ד
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- כְּבֵדִים
- Feminine form
- כְּבֵדָה
- Inflections
- נ' כְּבֵדָה, כִּבְדַת־; ר' כְּבֵדִים, כִּבְדֵי־; נ"ר כְּבֵדוֹת, כְּבַד־ אוֹ כֶּבֶד־
- Gematria
- 26
This is how Kaved is said in other languages.
- English
- heavy
These words mean nearly the same as Kaved.
- דגוש
- עשירrich
- חזק
- עצמתי
- עז
- חשוב
- קשה
- מסבך
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These words mean the opposite of Kaved.
- קל
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These words rhyme with Kaved.
The word Kaved is part of these phrases and sayings.
- כבד פה
- כבד לשון
- כבד שמע
- כבד ראיה
- נשימה כבדה
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These words come before and after Kaved in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kaved.
What does Kaved (כָּבֵד) mean in Hebrew?
Kaved (כָּבֵד) means heavy. It is said kaved, with the stress on ved.
What is a synonym for Kaved (כָּבֵד)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kaved (כָּבֵד) are דגוש, עשיר, חזק, עצמתי, עז, and חשוב.
What is the opposite of Kaved (כָּבֵד)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kaved (כָּבֵד) are קל.
What rhymes with Kaved (כָּבֵד)?
Words that rhyme with Kaved (כָּבֵד) include מועד, יתד, אד, שקד, מוקד, and הפסד.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כבד of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.