Strong H5666עָבָה
be thick
- Transliteration
- ‛âbâh
- Pronunciation
- aw-baw'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root; to be dense: - be (grow) thick (-er).
Detailed definition
STEP sense: to thicken
Exact lexical definition: be thick
Part of speech: verb
BDB context: עָבָה vb . be thick , fat , gross
In the Bible
Strong H5666 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- thicker2
- grow1
First verses
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
- 1 Kings 12:10And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.
- 2 Chronicles 10:10And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father’s loins.