Hebrew word · Strong's H3519

כָּבוֹד

kâbôwd · kaw-bode' · noun · “glory, weight, honor”

In a sentence

Kavod means glory, honor, or weight — literally “heaviness.” God’s glory is his weighty, visible greatness; to glorify him is to give him the honor his worth deserves.

Kavod comes from a root meaning “heavy.” God’s glory is his impressive, weighty presence — the kavod that filled the tabernacle and temple like a cloud, too great to ignore.

Because God is supremely “weighty,” the right response is honor and worship. The whole earth is destined to be “filled with the glory (kavod) of the LORD” — the goal toward which all history moves.

Strong's reference

Definition: properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness

KJV usage: glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Isaiah 6:3 “And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”” Exodus 40:34 “Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.” Psalms 19:1 “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.”

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.