H5666: עָבָה
ʻâbâh · pronounced aw-baw' · “to thicken”
Definition
to be dense
KJV translates it as: be (grow) thick(-er).
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1a) (Qal) to be fat, be thick, be gross
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5666 is translated
- it is thick ×2
- you have become bloated ×1
Bible verses with H5666 (ʻâbâh)
ʻâbâh appears in 3 verses.
- Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, 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 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 than my father’s loins.