כבד

כָּבֵדI (b. h.) to be heavy, weighty, important; cmp. יָקַר. Pi. כִּבֵּר, כִּי׳ 1) to honor, hold precious; to show honor. Ab. IV, 1 איזהו מכובר המְכַבֵּרוכ׳ who will be honored? He who honors men. Sabb.113b ר״י קרי למאניה מְכַבְּדוֹתַי Rabbi Joh. called his garments ‘my honorers; B. Kam.91b; Snh.94a; a. fr.Ber.46b bot. אין מְכַבְּדִיןוכ׳ we must not show honors (saying, ‘you go first) on highroads Part. pass. מְכוּבָּד, pl. מְכוּבָּדִים, מְכוּבָּדִין. Ab. l. c., v. supra. Ib. 6 כל המכבד … גופו מ׳ עלוכ׳ he who honors the Law, will himself be honored of men. Ber.60b, v. infra. Ab. Zar. III, 3, v. בָּזָה; a. fr. 2) (cmp. אִיקְרָא, יְקַר) to offer a gift. Tanḥ. Vayḥi 13 שמְכַבְּדִין מפירותיהםוכ׳ they offer of their fruits to kings; Gen. R. s. 99, end והם מבכרין (corr. acc.); a. e. 3) ( to make look respectable, to sweep, adjust the room. Ber.VIII, 4 מכבדיו את הביתוכ׳ (after meal) the room is put in order (the crumbs swept), and then Bets.II, 7 (22b) מכבדין בין המטות (Bab. ed. בית המטות) (on Holy Days) you may sweep between the dining conches (the dining room); Y. ib. II, 61c bot. Tam.V, 5 היה מְכַבְּדָן לאמה one swept them (the coals) into the duct; a. fr.Mikv. VIII, 4 כִּיבְּרָֹה את, הבית v. בַּיִת 6.(Ruth R. end וכבד some ed., read: וכָבַר. Hithpa. חִתְכַּבֵּד, Nithpa. נִתְכַּבֵּד to be honored; to pride, exalt ones self. Gen. R. s. 1 כל המִתְכַּבֵּד בקלוןוכ׳ whoever elevates himself at the expense of his neighbors degradation, has no share in the world to come; Y. Ḥag.II, 77c. Meg.28a מימי לא נִתְכַּבַּדְתִּיוכ׳ I never elevated myself Ber.60b הִתְכַּבְּדוּ מכובדים be in honor dismissed, yon honored ones (angels); a. e. 2) to be cleaned, swept; to be dressed, adorned. Pes.7a שוקי … עשויין להתכ׳וכ׳ the streets of Jerusalem used to be swept every day. Y.Nidd.I, beg.48d כמבוי שהוא מתכבדוכ׳ like an alley which is regularly swept and flushed. Bab. ib. 56a חזקתז מתכבד it is presumed to be clean. Num. R. s. 13 לאכול ולשתות ולהתכבד to eat and drink and dress. Tosef.Ter.X, 5 ליכבד, read with ed. Zuck. ליכבר, v. כָּבַר. Hif. הִכְבִּיד) to be heavy. Naz.I, 2 ה׳ שערו if his hair is too heavy on him. 2) to make heavy. Ex. R. s. 9; Tanḥ. Vaera 12 (play on כָּבֵד, Ex. 7:14, a. הִכָּבְדִי14:18) בלשון שהִכְבֵּדְתָּ בו בלשון אני מתכבד with the same expression ( כבד) with which thou didst make heavy (Israels yoke), I shall be honored; Tanḥ. ed. Bub. ib. 14 שהכבדת את לבך wherewith thou didst harden thy heart. 3) to grow worse, be very sick (cmp. טָעַן II), opp. היקל. Snh.IX, 1 ה׳ ומת grew worse and died; ib. 78b; a. e. 4) to sweep. Num. R. s. 23; Tanḥ. Masʿé 13 הִכְבִּידָן he swept (drove) them out, v. מַכְבֵּד a. הָמַם.

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כְּבַדch. sam( Hif. הִכְבִּיד) to be heavy. Naz.I, 2 ה׳ שערו if his hair is too heavy on him. to make heavy); Pa. כַּבֵּיד to clean, sweep. Nidd.56a bot. כַּבִּיד ולא בדיק (= כַּבְּדִי) I swept (the alley) but díd not search (for unclean objects). Ithpa. אִתְכַּבֵּד to be swept. Ib. 56b גומה לא מתכבדא a cavity is not swept (the broom does not strike it). Af. אַכְבֵּיד (v. כָּבֵד III) to irritate, grieve. Targ. Prov. 17:25 ed. Lag. (ed. Ven. מכביר, Ms. מככיר, h. text כעס).

כֹּבֶדv. כּוֹבֶד.

כָּבֵדII m. (preced. wds.) 1) weight, pressure. Ḥag.21a כְּבֵידוֹ של כלי the pressure of the (inner) vessel. Snh.63b; Meg.25b (sarcasm on כבודו, Hos. 10:5) א״ת כְּבוֹדוֹ אלא כְּבֵידוֹ (Ms. M. כּוֹבְדוֹ) read not ‘his dignity but ‘his weight for it is gone, i. e. the idols weight is reduced; Yalk. Is. 326 כְּבֵדוֹ. 2) importance, v. כָּבוֹד.