Strong's Definition
from 3513; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
KJV Usage: (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כָּבֵד (ka.ved) — heavy. 1) heavy, great 1a) heavy 1b) massive, abundant, numerous 1c) heavy, dull 1d) hard, difficult, burdensome 1e) very oppressive, numerous, rich
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
adj · כבד
Heavy
heavy = state in which an object has relatively much weight, ≈ which is often associated with slowness, functioning with difficulty, but also with importance, riches, status, etc.
1SA 4:18 · 2SA 14:26 · 1KI 12:4 · 1KI 12:11 · 2CH 10:4 · 2CH 10:11 · PSA 38:5
Complicated | ≈ עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה
Collocation: כִּבְדֵי לָשֹׁון
"heavy of tongue" > difficult language literally: heavy of tongue; hence: = state in which people speak a language that others find hard to understand
Intense
to be heavy, to be serious, to be grievous, to be burdensome, to be strong = state in which an event is weighing heavily on the mind of those undergoing it
GEN 12:10 · GEN 41:31 · GEN 43:1 · GEN 47:4 · GEN 47:13 · GEN 50:10 · GEN 50:11 · EXO 9:3 · EXO 9:18 · EXO 9:24 · EXO 18:18 · NUM 11:14 · PRO 27:3 · ISA 1:4
Quantity
large, great, numerous = state in which a group of humans, animals, or objects is large in size
GEN 50:9 · EXO 8:20 · EXO 10:14 · EXO 12:38 · NUM 20:20 · 1KI 3:9 · 1KI 10:2 · 2KI 6:14 · 2KI 18:17 · 2CH 9:1 · ISA 36:2
Rich
to be rich = state in which humans have many assets, ≈ associated with honor and respect
Strong
Collocation: יָדַיִם כְּבֵדִים
"hands are heavy" > hands are weary literally: (one's) hands are heavy; hence: = state in which one's hands become tired as a result of a certain activity ◄ which makes them seem heavy
Unable
slow literally: to be heavy; hence: = state in which part of the body, such as one's mouth or one's tongue, does not function well
Unwilling | verb qal
Collocation: לֵב כָּבֵד
to be stubborn literally: (one's) heart is heavy; hence: = state in which humans are stubborn and unwilling to listen
noun f · כבד
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כָּבֵד adj. heavy base