Definition

vast, whether in extent (figuratively, of power, mighty; of time, aged), or in number, many

Etymology

from H3527 (כָּבַר);

Where the KJV renders it

• feeble
• mighty
• most
• much
• strong
• valiant

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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