Kabod
/kəˈboʊd/noun
A transliteration of the Hebrew word כָּבוֹד, meaning honor, glory, or divine presence.
Did you know?In the Hebrew Bible, kabod can refer both to human honor and to the overwhelming visible presence of God, often associated with cloud, fire, or radiance.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*k-b-d
“To be heavy; the root connected physical weight with seriousness, honor, or importance”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
כָּבֵד (kāvēḏ)
“Heavy, weighty, burdensome, or honored”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
כָּבוֹד (kāḇôḏ)
“Weight, honor, glory, or the impressive presence of a person or deity”
Ancient Greek translation
Greek
δόξα (dóxa)
“Glory or splendor; the Septuagint’s usual translation of Hebrew kāḇôḏ”
Late Antiquity–Medieval period
Hebrew tradition
Kavod
“A standard scholarly and religious transliteration of כָּבוֹד, especially in Jewish theological writing”
Modern English
English
kabod
“An English theological transliteration referring to Hebrew glory, honor, or divine presence”