Proverbs 27:3

כֹּֽבֶד אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַח֑וֹל וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

כֹּֽבֶד
כֹּֽבֶד
Root word heavy, great, grievousness
Dictionary form: כֹּבֶד · koh-BED

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: is heavy
and a great number ×1 is heavy ×1 the grievousness ×1 thereof is heavy ×1
More options
weight — Most broadly useful; physical or abstract heaviness.
burden — Emphasizes oppressive or troublesome quality.
severity — Prefer for intensity of suffering or hardship.
heaviness — Modernizes KJV 'is heavy'; retains literal feel.
grievousness — Retained concept but note this is a KJV gloss form.
magnitude — Best when referring to great size or number.

BDB3885 H3514

BDB3884 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3886

כֹּ֫בֶד noun [masculine]

1. heaviness, weight of a stone Prov 27:3.
2. mass, abundance, of corpses Nah 3:3.
3. vehemence, of war Isa 21:15, of storm Isa 30:27.

heavy, great, grievousness
kōbed
weight, multitude, vehemence
  • weight, heaviness, mass, great
    • heaviness, weight
      • "mass, abundance"vehemence, heaviness

אֶ֭בֶן
אֶ֭בֶן
Root word stones, stone, weights, weight, stony, …
Dictionary form: אֶבֶן · eh-BEN

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: a stone
stones ×65 stone ×30 the stones ×18 of stone ×16 a stone ×14 of stones ×12 the stone ×11 and stone ×9
More options
stone — Most versatile; works for material, object, or single unit.
rock — Prefer for large, immovable, or naturally occurring stones.
boulder — Use when size or mass is emphasized in context.
weight — Use when context is commerce or measurement (scales).
gemstone — Use when context is precious or decorative stones.
slingstone — Use specifically in battle or weapon-related contexts.

BDB58 H68 H72

BDB57 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB59

אֶ֫בֶן274 noun feminineGen 29:2 (masculine1Sam 17:40 ?) stone (Assyrian abnu, = the sharp, projecting ? see DlW, Pr 107; Phoenician אבן; Aramaic אֶבֶן, ; Ethiopic Sabean [ ם]אבנ DHMZMG 1883, 341) — ׳א absolute Gen 28:22 +; אָ֑בֶן Gen 11:3 +; construct Gen 49:24 +; suffix אַבְנוֺ 2Kgs 3:25 אֲבָנִים Gen 31:46 +, etc.; — a stone (large or small).

1. in natural state, used as pillow Gen 28:11; Gen 28:18 (E); seat Exod 17:12 (E); cover of well Gen 29:2; Gen 29:3 (twice in verse); Gen 29:8; Gen 29:10 (J); causing one to stumble Isa 8:14 marring good ground 2Kgs 3:19; 2Kgs 3:25 hand-missle Exod 21:18 (JE) Num 35:17; Num 35:23 (P) 2Sam 16:6; 2Sam 16:13, especially in judicial stoning, with verb רָגַם Lev 20:2; Lev 20:27; Lev 24:23; Num 14:10; Num 15:35; Num 15:36; Josh 7:25 a (all P), so also Deut 21:21; 2Chr 24:21; Ezek 16:40; Ezek 23:47 compare 1Kgs 12:18 = 2Chr 10:18 with verb סָקַל Deut 13:11; Deut 17:5; Deut 22:21; Deut 22:24; Deut 1:13 also Josh 7:25b (J E or D); sling-stones Judg 20:16; 1Sam 17:40; 1Sam 17:49 (twice in verse); 1Sam 17:50; 2Chr 26:14 hurled by engines 2Chr 26:15 set up for inscribing law Deut 27:2; Deut 27:4; Deut 27:8; Josh 8:32 (all D); as memorial Josh 4:3; Josh 4:5; Josh 4:6; Josh 4:7; Josh 4:8; Josh 4:9; Josh 4:20; Josh 4:21 (J E D) 1Sam 7:12 as sacred pillar (מַצֵּבָה) Gen 28:18; Gen 35:14 (anointed with oil), Gen 28:22 (= בֵּיתאֵל) compare ׳(רֹעֶה) א יִשְׂרָאֵל Gen 49:24 (see Di); as witness Gen 31:45 compare Josh 24:26; Josh 24:27 (all J E); plural gathered into heap (גַּל) over dead, Josh 7:26 (see Di) Josh 8:29 compare Josh 10:18; Josh 10:27 (JE) 2Sam 18:17 גַּל on which meal was eaten, in a compact Gen 31:46 (twice in verse) (JE); built into altar Exod 20:25; Deut 27:5; Deut 27:6 (J E D) Josh 8:31; 1Kgs 18:31; 1Kgs 18:32; 1Kgs 18:38 compare 2Kgs 23:15 ᵐ5 Klo (for הבמה); of figured stone (forbidden) מַשְׂכִּית ׳א Lev 26:1 (H) ;גדולה ׳א where ark rested 1Sam 6:14; 1Sam 6:15 also v1Sam 6:18 (ᵑ0 אבל q. v.); (see for other note-worthy stones
9. below
2. stone, as material, of tablets Exod 24:12; Exod 31:18; Exod 34:1 (plural) vExod 34:4 vExod 34:4 (JE) Deut 4:13; Deut 5:19; Deut 9:9; Deut 9:10; Deut 9:11; Deut 10:1; Deut 10:3 of vessels, hence probably Exod 7:19 (P; ׳א = vessels of stone || עצים) see Di; idols (|| עץ) Deut 4:28; Deut 28:36; Deut 28:64; Deut 29:16; 2Kgs 19:18 = Isa 37:19 also Jer 3:9; Ezek 20:32 pavement 2Kgs 16:17 edifice 1Kgs 6:7 compare Gen 11:3 also 2Sam 5:11; 2Kgs 12:13; 1Chr 22:15 often plural of (worked) stones Lev 14:40; Lev 14:42 (twice in verse); Lev 14:43; Lev 14:45 (P; in wall of house) 2Kgs 22:6 +, compare of city-wall Neh 3:35 of (ruined) city 1Kgs 15:22; Neh 3:34 tomb Isa 14:19 אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֺת (costly building-stones) 1Kgs 5:31; 1Kgs 7:9; 1Kgs 7:10; 1Kgs 7:11 (see also below 3); אַבְנֵיֿ שַׁיִשׁ = marble (see ᵐ5) 1Chr 29:2 אַבְנֵי גָזִית = hewn stones 1Kgs 5:31; 1Chr 22:2; Ezek 40:42 (for altar-tables), — compare גָּזִית; מַחְצֵב ׳א 2Kgs 12:13; 2Kgs 22:6; 2Kgs 2:11 foundation-stone, corner-stone Isa 28:16; Jer 51:26; Job 38:6; Ps 118:22 cap-stone, completing the building, הָרִאשֹׁנָה ׳הָא Zech 4:7 (but see רֹאשׁ פִּנָּה Ps 118:22 as above), Zech 3:9 upon one stone seven eyes, probably refers to this cap- or head-stone; the eyes are symbol of God's watchfulness; perhaps explaining cup-stones found in Orient, see GutheZPV 1890, 129; stone-cutters ׳חָרָשֵׁי א 2Sam 5:11; 1Chr 22:15 ׳חֹצְבֵי הָא 2Kgs 12:13 compare 1Chr 22:2.
3. precious stones, generally with modifying word יְקָרָה ׳א collective 2Sam 12:30; 1Kgs 10:2 + often (see 2); הַשֹּׁהַם ׳א Gen 2:12 (J) compare Exod 25:7; Exod 28:9; Exod 35:9; Exod 35:27; Exod 39:6 (P) 1Chr 29:2 מִלֻּאִים ׳א Exod 25:7; Exod 35:9; Exod 35:27 compare 1Chr 29:2 סַפִּיר ׳א Ezek 1:26; Ezek 10:1 אַבְנֵי אֶקְדָּח Isa 54:12 חֵפֶץ ׳א ib.; אַבְנֵי פוּח וְרִקְמָה 1Chr 29:2 חֵן ׳א Prov 17:8 on אַבְנֵי אֵשׁ (stones of fire) Ezek 28:14; Ezek 28:16 as precious stones = Assyrian aban išâti (?) see DlPa 118 & W 40; but Sm and others thunderbolts; also without distinctive modifier Exod 25:7; Exod 35:9 ׳חָרַשׁ א engraver in stone Exod 28:11 compare Exod 31:5; Exod 35:33 (P).
4. stones containing metal, = ore, Deut 8:9 (see Di) Job 28:2 compare vJob 28:3.
5. a weight, originally stone (see Prov 27:3 compare English weight stone = 14 lb) אַבְנֵיכִֿיס Prov 16:11 (compare Assyrian DlW 38); הַמֶּלֶח ׳א 2Sam 14:26 (i.e. accusative to royal standard; compare COTGen 23:16); ׳וָא ׳א Deut 25:13; Prov 20:10; Prov 20:23 (i.e. different weights, for dishonest use); כִּיס אַבְנֵי מִרְמָה Mic 6:11 just weights אַבְנֵיצֶֿדֶק Lev 19:36 שְׁלֵמָה ׳א Prov 11:1 hence also heavy mass of metal (lead) Zech 5:8.
6. plummet Isa 34:11 (stones of devastation, or emptiness, compare on sense 2Kgs 21:13; Amos 7:7; Amos 7:8); also made of metal הַבְּדִּיל ׳הא Zech 4:10 (conversely plummet from plumbum).
7. objects like stones; particle hail, explicitly, אַבְנֵי הַבָּרָד Josh 10:11 compare Isa 30:30 אֶלְגָּבִישׁ ׳א Ezek 13:11; Ezek 13:18; Ezek 38:22 but also אֲבָנִים גְּדֹלוֺת Josh 10:11 (E) (compare Assyrian DlW 38); lime-stones אַבְנֵיגִֿר Isa 27:9.
8. in simile (mostly poetry) of sinking in water Exod 15:5 = Neh 9:11 motionlessness Exod 15:16 strength Job 6:12 firmness Job 41:16 solidity (of ice) Job 38:30 in prose, of commonness 1Kgs 10:27; 2Chr 1:15 also metaphor of one in fear 1Sam 25:37 (i.e. petrified with terror, compare Exod 15:16 above); ׳לֵב הָא = perverse, hard heart Ezek 11:19; Ezek 36:26 אַבְנֵינֵֿזֶר Zech 9:16 (of ransomed Israel) — ׳א personified Hab 2:11 compare vHab 2:19 compare Ezek 13:11 (see 7 above)
9. In topographic terms (nearly = proper name); אֶבֶן בֹּהַן Josh 15:6; Josh 18:17 הָעֶזֶר ׳א 1Sam 5:1 compare 1Sam 7:12, also 1Sam 4:1 (We Dr); ׳הָא הָאָ֑זֶל 1Sam 20:19, read הָאַרְגָּב הַלָּאז see ᵐ5 here & v1Sam 20:41 (We Dr Klo); הַזֹּחֶלֶת ׳א 1Kgs 1:9 (where WeSkizzen III, 171 compare Arabic Zuhal = Saturn).

BDB7736 H68 H5045

BDB7735 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7737

אַרְגָּב noun masculine heap, mound (probably); — so read 1Sam 20:19 (for אבן), v1Sam 20:41 (for ננב), ᵐ5 (αρ σαβ, ερσαβ), Th We Klo Dr Kit Bu HPS.

BDB9268 H68 H69

BDB9267 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9269

אֶ֫בֶן noun feminineDan 2:34 stone (Biblical Hebrew id.); — absolute׳א Dan 2:34 +; emphatic אַבְנָא vDan 2:35 —

1. a (the) stone Dan 2:34; Dan 2:35; Dan 2:45; Dan 6:18.
2. stone, material of idols Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23 of buildings Ezra 5:8; Ezra 6:4.

stones, stone, weights, weight, stony, …
ʾeben
a stone
  • stone (large or small)
    • common stone (in natural state)
      • "stone, as material
      • of tablets
        • "marble, hewn stones
      precious stones, stones of fire"stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon"weight"plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal"stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice"sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines"(simile)
      • sinking in water, motionlessness
        • "strength, firmness, solidity"commonness
      (metaphorically)
      • petrified with terror
        • "perverse, hard heart

וְ נֵ֣טֶל
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
נֵ֣טֶל
Root word weighty
Dictionary form: נֵטֶל · nay-TEL

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: weighty
weighty ×1
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burden — Concrete noun sense; fits heavy loads or obligations.
weight — Neutral, literal; good for physical or abstract heaviness.
heavy load — Emphasizes magnitude; clear to modern readers.
heaviness — Abstract quality; prefer when describing a characteristic.

BDB5161 H5192

BDB5160 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB5162

נֵ֫טֶל noun [masculine] burden, weight; — ׳נ construct, of sand, Prov 27:3 (|| כֹּבֶד).

weighty
nēṭel
a burden
  • burden, weight

הַ ח֑וֹל
הַ
Prefix — article the
ח֑וֹל
Root word sand
Dictionary form: חוֹל · hole

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the sand
as the sand ×11 even as the sand ×2 than the sand ×2 the sand ×2 and as the sand ×1 and the sand ×1 him in the sand ×1 in the sand ×1
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sand — Most direct equivalent; suits nearly every context.
grains of sand — Emphasizes innumerable quantity; vivid in comparisons.
sandy shore — Contextually rich when a coastline or beach is implied.
sand of the sea — Preserves biblical idiom for vast, uncountable multitudes.
desert sand — Preferred when wilderness or arid landscape is the setting.

BDB2609 H2344

BDB2608 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2610

חוֺל noun masculineHos 2:1 sand (perhaps as turning or whirling; otherwise explained by Sta, see below חֲוִילָה; Late Hebrew id., Aramaic חָלָא, ) — ׳ח absolute Gen 22:17 + 15 t.; construct Gen 32:13 + 6 t.; — sand Exod 2:12 (E); set as bound for sea Jer 5:22 ׳שְׂפֻנֵי טמוני ח Deut 33:19 hidden treasures of sand, poetic for glass (regarded as mysteriously produced out of sand, see Di and references);
  a. usually sand of seashore, simile of numberlessness, vastness, so of Abraham's seed Gen 22:17 (J; compare Gen 15:5); Jacob's Gen 32:13 (E) of a host Josh 11:4 (JE), Judg 7:12; 1Sam 13:5; 2Sam 17:11 a people 1Kgs 4:20; Hos 2:1; Isa 10:22; Isa 48:19 (|| וְצֶאֱצָאֵי מֶעֶיךָ כִּמְעֹתָ֑יו), Jer 33:22; Hab 1:9 of corn gathered by Joseph Gen 41:49 of days of Job Job 29:18 (on interpretation = phoenix, see Di); of birds עוף כנף (i.e. quails) Ps 78:27 (|| כֶּעָפָר); of vast extent of Solomon's wisdom 1Kgs 5:9.
  b. in compare, more than the sand Jer 15:8 (widows of Judah); thoughts of God Ps 139:18.
  c. of weight (in balances), metaphor of Job's vexation (כַּעַשׂ) Job 6:3 heavier than the sand, compare וְנֵטֶל הַחוֺל Prov 27:3 (|| כֹּבֶד אֶבֶן), said of כַּעַס אֱוִיל. — Combinations are: ׳כח אשׁר על שׂפת הים Gen 22:17; Josh 11:4; 1Sam 13:5; 1Kgs 5:9 הַיָּם ׳כח Gen 32:13; Gen 41:49; Isa 10:22; Hos 2:1 (+ אשׁר לא יִמַּד ולא יִסָּפֵר); הַיָּם ׳ח Jer 33:22 שֶׁעַלשֿׂפת הים לרב ׳כח Judg 7:12 אשׁרעֿלהֿים לרב ׳כח 2Sam 17:11; 1Kgs 4:20 (מ)חול יַמִּים Job 6:3; Ps 78:27; Jer 15:8.

sand
ḥôl
sand (as round or whirling particles)
  • sand

וְ כַ֥עַס
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
כַ֥עַס
Root word grief, wrath, sorrow, provocation, anger, …
Dictionary form: כַּעַס · ka-AS

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

In the KJV here: wrath
wrath ×3 grief ×2 sorrow ×2 the provocation ×2 and an angry ×1 and cause thine anger ×1 and grief ×1 and spite ×1
More options
anger — Most neutral, widely applicable modern rendering.
frustration — Prefer when irritation or exasperation is the tone.
grief — Use when emotional pain or sorrow is primary.
indignation — Formal; suits righteous or intensely offended anger.
vexation — Captures irritated displeasure; slightly formal register.
provocation — Use when the cause of anger, not the feeling, is stressed.

BDB4139 H3708

BDB4138 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4140

כַּ֫עַס noun masculine vexation, anger; — ׳כ Deut 32:27 + 13 t.; כָּ֑עַס Prov 21:19; Eccl 1:18 suffix כַּעְסִי 1Sam 1:16, כַּעַסְךָ Ps 85:5, כַּעְסוֺ Prov 12:16; 1Kgs 15:30 plural כְּעָסִים 2Kgs 23:26. — vexation:

1. of men, especially caused by unmerited treatment, 1Sam 1:6; 1Sam 1:16; Prov 12:16; Prov 17:25; Prov 21:19; Prov 27:3; Eccl 7:9.
2. vexation, anger of Yahweh (caused especially by worship of other gods) 1Kgs 15:30; 1Kgs 21:22; 2Kgs 23:26 עִמָּנוּ ׳כ Ps 85:5 anger (of Yahweh) with us; בָּנָיו ׳כ Deut 32:19 anger against his sons, אוֺיֵב ׳כ vDeut 32:27 anger against the enemy (both object genitive see Di; RV provocation of, compare Dr); קָרְבָּנָם ׳כ Ezek 20:28 provocation of their offering (so RV but Co strike out, rightly).
3. vexation, grief Ps 6:8; Ps 10:14; Ps 31:10; Eccl 1:18; Eccl 2:23; Eccl 7:3; Eccl 11:10, also כעס Eccl 5:16 accusative Ew aI.

BDB4140 H3708

BDB4139 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4141

כַּ֫עַשׂ noun masculine (dialectic variation of כַּעַם, only in Job); — ׳כ Job 17:7, כָּ֑עָשׂ Job 5:2 suffix כַּעְשִׂי Job 6:2 כַּעַשְׂךָ Job 10:17 —

1. vexation, grief of men Job 5:2 (compare Prov 12:16; Prov 27:3), Prov 6:2; Prov 17:7.
2. vexation, anger, of God; with כַּעַשְׂךָ עִמָּדִי Job 10:17 thine anger with me.

כַּף see below כפף.

grief, wrath, sorrow, provocation, anger, …
kaʿas
vexation
  • anger, vexation, provocation, grief
    • vexation
      • of men
        • "of God
      vexation, grief, frustration

אֱ֝וִ֗יל
אֱ֝וִ֗יל
Root word fool, fools, foolish
Dictionary form: אֱוִיל · eh-WEEL

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: but a fools
a fool ×3 fool ×3 but fools ×2 fools ×2 of the foolish ×2 a foolish ×1 a fools ×1 and the fool ×1
More options
fool — Direct, widely understood; best default rendering.
foolish person — Clarifies nominal sense when context needs explicitness.
simpleton — Emphasizes lack of wisdom without strong moral condemnation.
dunce — Slightly informal; highlights stubborn ignorance or obtuseness.
blockhead — Colloquial; vivid for rhetorical or poetic passages.
senseless person — Neutral, modern; suits contexts stressing lack of discernment.

BDB193 H191

BDB192 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB194

אֱוִיל26 adjective (foolish — ׳א Job 5:2 +; plural אֱוִילִים Ps 107:17 +, etc.; — foolish, Prov 29:9 (׳אִישׁ א) Hos 9:7 (predicate of prophet); compare Isa 35:8, elsewhere noun masculine fool (always morally bad), who despises wisdom & discipline Prov 1:7; Prov 15:5 mocks at guilt Prov 14:9 is quarrelsome Prov 20:3 licentious Prov 7:22 it is folly & useless to instruct him Prov 16:22; Prov 27:22 (19 t. Proverbs); compare also Jer 4:22; Job 5:2; Job 5:3; Isa 19:11; Ps 107:17.

fool, fools, foolish
ʾĕwîl
(figuratively) silly
  • be foolish, foolish
    • (subst)
      • of one who despises wisdom
        • "of one who mocks when guilty"of one who is quarrelsome"of one who is licentious

כָּבֵ֥ד
כָּבֵ֥ד
Root word heavy, great, grievous, sore, hard, …
Dictionary form: כָּבֵד · kaw-BADE

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: is heavier
grievous ×5 great ×3 and his heavy ×2 and of an hard ×2 with a great ×2 a grievous ×1 a heavy ×1 am slow ×1
More options
heavy — Most literal; ideal for physical or emotional weight.
severe — Best for plagues, judgments, or intense hardship.
burdensome — Emphasizes oppressive load or obligation.
difficult — Good for speech impediments or hard tasks.
overwhelming — Captures magnitude; suits crowds or disasters.
dull — Specific to sluggish senses, e.g. heavy of ear/eye.

BDB3883 H3515

BDB3882 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3884

כָּבֵד adjective heavy; — ׳כ Gen 41:31+ 34 t.; construct כְּבַד Exod 4:10 (twice in verse); כֶּבֶד Isa 1:4 plural כְּבֵדִים Exod 17:12 construct כִּבְדֵי Ezek 3:5; Ezek 3:6 —

1. a. heavy, a burden Ps 38:5 hands (weary of holding up) Exod 17:12 (E), hair of head 2Sam 14:26, a corpulent old man 1Sam 4:18 עַם כֶבֶד עָוֺן Isa 1:4 a people heavy with (the burden of) iniquity; a cloud charged with rain Exod 19:16 (E); a rock of large size Isa 32:2 oppressive, grievous, burdensome, a yoke 1Kgs 12:4; 1Kgs 12:11 = 2Chr 10:4; 2Chr 10:11 a famine Gen 12:10; Gen 41:31; Gen 43:1; Gen 47:4; Gen 47:13 (J); the vexation (כַּעַס) of a fool Prov 27:3 vehement, sore, of a mourning Gen 50:11(J).
  b. massive, abundant, numerous, of a people עַם Num 20:20 (J) 1Kgs 3:9 army חיל 2Kgs 6:14; 2Kgs 18:14 = Isa 36:2 insect swarm Exod 8:20 (J).
  c. heavy, dull of speech and tongue Exod 4:10 (twice in verse) (JE); of the לֵב, hard Exod 7:14 (J).
  d. hard, difficult, of a thing to be done Exod 18:18 (E) Num 11:14 (J); of a language to be understood Ezek 3:5; Ezek 3:6.
2. in the usage of J כָּבֵד מְאֹד is frequent:
  a. very oppressive, grievous, of hail Exod 9:18; Exod 9:24 murrain Exod 9:8 lamentation Gen 50:10.
  b. very numerous, cattle Exod 12:38 army, מַחֲנֶה Gen 50:9 locusts Exod 10:14 so חַיִל 1Kgs 10:2 = 2Chr 9:1.
  c. very rich, במקנה in cattle Gen 13:2.

BDB9592 H3358 H3515

BDB9591 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9593

[יַקִּיר] adjective honourable, difficult; —

1. honourable, emphatic יַקִּירָא Ezra 4:10.
2. difficult (compare Biblical Hebrew כָּבֵד adjective 1 d), feminine singular יַקִּירָה Dan 2:11.

heavy, great, grievous, sore, hard, …
kābēd
heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid)
  • heavy, great
    • heavy
      • "massive, abundant, numerous"heavy, dull"hard, difficult, burdensome"very oppressive, numerous, rich

מִ שְּׁנֵי הֶֽם
מִ
Prefix — preposition from, out of
שְּׁנֵי
Root word two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …
הֶֽם
Suffix — pronoun their / them
Dictionary form: שְׁנַיִם · sheh-na-YIM

Adjective — Cardinal Number, masculine dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word; a number (one, two, three, …)

In the KJV here: than them both
two ×174 and two ×106 the two ×62 twelve ×34 both ×31 were twelve ×27 and the two ×23 and twelve ×15
More options
two — Standard cardinal number; fits virtually every context.
both — Use when referring to a pair already mentioned.
a pair — Emphasizes the twosome as a unit or set.
double — Prefer when quantity or amount is being doubled.
twice — Use for repetition or frequency, not counting objects.
twelve — Compound use; only when context indicates ten-plus-two.

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תנא (ᵑ7 Syriac; = Biblical Hebrew II. שָׁנָה, שְׁנַיִם, שֵׁנִי).

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שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilippiZMG xlix (1895), 202 Ges«GKC:97b»§ 97b note):768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb380; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, (תִּנְיָנָא, second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98); —

masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isa 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Gen 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isa 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judg 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 + 10 = 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:
1. no other number:
  a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Gen 24:22 + 19 t. + 2Sam 23:20 || 1Chr 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי ᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RSSemitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Gen 4:19 + 132 t., 1Sam 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Lev 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judg 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isa 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exod 16:22 (Ges«GKC:134e»§ 134e); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Gen 2:25 + 62 t., + Prov 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6 ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Gen 31:37 + 2 t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Gen 27:45 שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges«GKC:135o»§ 135o) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1Sam 25:43; Ezek 23:13.
  b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 t.), before plural noun Judg 11:37 + 26 t.; after plural noun 2Sam 1:1; Exod 29:1+ 21 t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Gen 46:27; Num 7:17 + 11 t. Num 17 noun omitted Gen 7:2; Gen 44:27 + 26 t.; ׳שׁ ׳שׁ distributive Gen 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2Kgs 3:25; Jer 34:18 = double amount Exod 22:3; Exod 22:6; Exod 22:8 (E); ׳פִּי שׁ Deut 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2Kgs 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zech 3:18 (2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 t.) before plural noun 1Kgs 3:16 + 16 t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2Chr 24:3 + 9 t.; noun omitted, = two things Isa 51:19; Job 13:20; Prov 30:7 שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2Kgs 6:10; Job 40:5; Ps 62:12 (or as Prov 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1Kgs 15:25 + 9 t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1Kgs 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2Kgs 9:32; Isa 17:6 שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, פַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Neh 13:20, compare Jer 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2Kgs 6:10.
2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Gen 42:13 + 87 t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exod 28:21 + 4 t.; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exod 24:4 + 34 t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezek 32:1; Ezek 32:17; Ezek 33:21 before plural noun Gen 17:20; Exod 15:27 +; after plural noun Num 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exod 28:21 +, Gen 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Num 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezek 32:1 +, etc.
3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2Sam 8:5; Judg 10:3 + 56 t.; 2 + 10 (etc.) Num 1:35 (P), 2Chr 22:2 + 18 t. (Köii. 1. 215 ff. Ges«GKC:97f»§ 97f.); 200 + 2 + 30, 1Kgs 20:15 50 + 2 as ordinal 2Kgs 15:27 + 2 t.; compare 2 + 20, 1Chr 24:17.

two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, …
šĕnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
  • two
    • two (the cardinal number)
      • two, both, double, twice
      second (the ordinal number)"in combination with other numbers"both (a dual number)

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
כֹּֽבֶד אֶ֭בֶן Dechi — a lesser break וְנֵ֣טֶל הַח֑וֹל Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל Revia Mugrash — a lesser break כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם Silluq — end of the verse

כֹּֽבֶד-אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃
3
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.
Cross References

Daniel 3:19

בֵּאדַיִן נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר הִתְמְלִי חֱמָא וּצְלֵם אַנְפּוֹהִי אֶשְׁתַּנִּו עַל-שַׁדְרַךְ מֵישַׁךְ וַעֲבֵד נְגוֹ עָנֵה וְאָמַר לְמֵזֵא לְאַתּוּנָא חַד-שִׁבְעָה עַל דִּי חֲזֵה לְמֵזְיֵֽהּ׃
19
Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

1 John 3:12

οὐ καθὼς Κάϊν ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ ἦν καὶ ἔσφαξεν τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ· καὶ χάριν τίνος ἔσφαξεν αὐτόν ὅτι τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ πονηρὰ ἦν τὰ δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ δίκαια
12
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

1 Samuel 22:18

וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ ‫(לדויג)‬ לְדוֹאֵג סֹב אַתָּה וּפְגַע בַּכֹּֽהֲנִים וַיִּסֹּב ‫(דויג)‬ דּוֹאֵג הָֽאֲדֹמִי וַיִּפְגַּע-הוּא בַּכֹּהֲנִים וַיָּמֶת׀ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא שְׁמֹנִים וַֽחֲמִשָּׁה אִישׁ נֹשֵׂא אֵפוֹד בָּֽד׃
18
And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.

Proverbs 17:12

פָּגוֹשׁ דֹּב שַׁכּוּל בְּאִישׁ וְאַל-כְּסִיל בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃
12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Genesis 49:7

אָרוּר אַפָּם כִּי עָז וְעֶבְרָתָם כִּי קָשָׁתָה אֲחַלְּקֵם בְּיַֽעֲקֹב וַֽאֲפִיצֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
7
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Genesis 34:25

וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּֽהְיוֹתָם כֹּֽאֲבִים וַיִּקְחוּ שְׁנֵֽי-בְנֵי-יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אֲחֵי דִינָה אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל-הָעִיר בֶּטַח וַיַּֽהַרְגוּ כָּל-זָכָֽר׃
25
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

Esther 3:5

וַיַּרְא הָמָן כִּי-אֵין מָרְדֳּכַי כֹּרֵעַ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לוֹ וַיִּמָּלֵא הָמָן חֵמָֽה׃
5
And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.
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