35 occurrences

'Heavy' in the Bible

But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side. His hands were steady until sunset.

Verse ConceptsSittingSunsetsPeople Sitting DownOther Supportingtired

You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone.

Verse ConceptsPeople Wearing OutImpossible For PeopleNot AloneHard Tasks

I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

Verse ConceptsLonelinessNot AloneNot Being Alone

It happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died; for he was an old man, and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

Verse ConceptsLeaders, SpiritualThe Number Forty40 To 50 YearsBackwardsPeople Tumblinglosing a loved oneDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A FatherLeadership QualitiesFalling Backwards

But the hand of Yahweh was heavy on them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.

Verse ConceptsDiseases, Kinds OfAnger Of God, Examples OfSwellingcancer

They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people." For there was a deadly confusion throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

Verse ConceptsSending Things Away

When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king's weight.

Verse ConceptsHairsShavingCutting HairLong HairWeights Of Other ThingsTime Of YearHairweight

"Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you."

Verse ConceptsLeaders, PoliticalMastersWork, And The FallYokesRemoving BurdensLight YokeEasy Burdens

The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell this people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter to us;' you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.

Verse ConceptsFingersBroadnessRemoving BurdensLight YokeFingers Of PeopleEasy Burdens

Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'"

Verse ConceptsWhipsWhippingHeavy BurdensScorpionsAdding Evil

and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

Verse ConceptsAbuse Of Authority, Examples OfYokesWhippingHeavy BurdensScorpionsAdding Evil

It was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, "Come in, you wife of Jeroboam! Why do you pretend to be another? For I am sent to you with heavy news.

Verse ConceptsSoundHearing ThingsPretendingFeet In Action

"Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you."

Verse ConceptsYokesApproval To Kill Oneself

The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, "Thus you shall tell the people who spoke to you, saying, 'Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter on us;' thus you shall say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.

Verse ConceptsFingersDagon

Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.'"

and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions."

Verse ConceptsInjustice, Nature And Source OfOppression, Nature OfYokes

Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this I didn't demand the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy on this people.

Verse ConceptsSix Things

"Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

Verse ConceptsComplaintsResentment, Against GodGod's HandGod's Hands In Opposition

Behold, my terror shall not make you afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy on you.

For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

Verse ConceptsBurdensBackConviction Of SinHeavy BurdensGuiltBeing Overwhelmedoverwhelmed

Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

Verse ConceptsBattering ramsCitizenshipAnimal ReproductionOutcryComplaints

I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under the sky. It is a heavy burden that God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunTragedyexploring

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is heavy on men:

Verse ConceptsUnder The SunTragedy

Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed."

Verse ConceptsConvincingHardened HeartsHardness Of HeartHeart, Fallen And RedeemedRepentance, Importance OfSpiritual DeafnessShutting SecurelyDefective VisionBeing Without UnderstandingFeelingNo HealingUnhearing

The earth will stagger like a drunken man, and will sway back and forth like a hammock. Its disobedience will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again.

Verse ConceptsStaggeringGod Making DrunkThings Fallingrebelliondrunkards

He has walled me about, that I can't go forth; he has made my chain heavy.

Verse ConceptsChainsGoing OutsideImprisonments

For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.

Verse ConceptsFingersYokesBindingJoining ThingsShouldersHeavy BurdensFingers Of PeopleNo Helprelaxationweight

He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy.

Verse ConceptsEvil Eyes

Again he returned, and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy, and they didn't know what to answer him.

Verse ConceptsEvil EyesOthers Not AnsweringThose Who Were Ignorant

Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him.

Verse ConceptsGlory, Revelation OfSleep, PhysicalGod's Glory In Jesus ChristChrist's Own GloryTwo Other Men

Bible Theasaurus

Arduous (1 instance)
Dense (17 instances)
Expectant (1 instance)
Fleshy (1 instance)
Goodly (46 instances)
Grievous (70 instances)
Impenetrable (8 instances)
Indolent (3 instances)
Inert (1 instance)
Intemperate (1 instance)
Labored (35 instances)
Laborious (14 instances)
Laboured (34 instances)
Lowering (5 instances)
Profound (13 instances)
Punishing (22 instances)
Sleepy (2 instances)
Sullen (6 instances)
Threatening (17 instances)
Weighty (10 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּבד כּבד 
Kabad 
Usage: 114

כּבד 
Kobed 
Usage: 4

כּבד 
Kabed 
Usage: 40

מוטה 
Mowtah 
Usage: 12

מרה מר 
Mar 
Usage: 38

סר 
Car 
Usage: 3

קשׁה 
Qasheh 
Usage: 36

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ἀδημονέω 
Ademoneo 
be very heavy , be full of heaviness
Usage: 3

βαρέω 
Bareo 
be heavy , be pressed , be burdened , be charged
Usage: 6

βαρύς 
Barus 
Usage: 4

φορτίζω 
Phortizo 
Usage: 0