ʻâbâh — H5666

Definition

verb

to be dense

1. to be thick, be fat, be gross
1. (Qal) to be fat, be thick, be gross

Usually translated as

thicker, thick, be

Origin

a primitive root

Occurrences

ʻâbâh occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1)

• Deuteronomy 32:15 — But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick (עָבִ֣יתָ), thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
• 1 Kings 12:10 — And 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 (עָבָ֖ה) than my father’s loins.
• 2 Chronicles 10:10 — And 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 (עָבָ֖ה) than my father’s loins.