# kavod (כָּבוֹד)

pronounced: ka-VOD


**Glory, weight, honour**

## In Scripture

> He said, “Please show me your glory.”
> — Exodus 33:18 (Moses asks to see the kavod itself — the request that defines the word)

> Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle. Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.
> — Exodus 40:34-35 (Kavod as weight that settles and fills — glory too heavy to stand in)

> The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork.
> — Psalm 19:1 (Creation itself carries God's kavod)

> Yahweh’s glory came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east. The Spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and behold, Yahweh’s glory filled the house.
> — Ezekiel 43:4-5 (The kavod returning to a temple it had left — Ezekiel's hope for Jerusalem)


## How to read this entry

The definition comes from the IsraelForYou lexicon. Scripture quotations and their translation are named below; later tradition or modern usage is identified when it appears.


https://israelforyou.com/hebrew/kavod/