Know the Word.

Hebrew word

kâʼab

kaw-ab'

כָּאַב

What it means

properly, to feel pain

properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • sore2
  • sorrowful2
  • mar1
  • pain1
  • sad1
  • grieving1

Every place it appears 8

Genesis34:25
2 Kings3:19
Psalms69:29
Proverbs14:13
Ezekiel13:2228:24
kâʼab — Hebrew word meaning “properly, to feel pain”