כָּאַב

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

grieving, mar, have pain, make sad (sore), (be) sorrowful.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be in pain, be sore, have pain, be sorrowful
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâʼab; Pronunciation: kaw-ab'