Midvash

כָּבֵדkâbêd

liver, the heavy organ, par excellence, of the body (Lamentations 2:11; Exodus 29:13; Proverbs 7:23; Ezekiel 21:26; Exodus 29:22)

Pronunciation: kaw-bade' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3516

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 29:13 Take all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and burn it all on the altar.
  • Exodus 29:22 “Since this is the ram for the ordination of Aaron and his sons, take the fat of the ram, including the fat of the broad tail, the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, along with the right thigh.
  • Leviticus 3:4 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
  • Leviticus 3:10 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
  • Leviticus 3:15 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
  • Leviticus 4:9 the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. He must remove these along with the kidneys,
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).