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It is used to describe the experience of suffering or distress, whether due to personal affliction, loss, or the consequences of sin. The term can also imply a deep, heartfelt lamentation or mourning.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, expressions of pain and grief were often communal and visible, involving rituals such as wearing sackcloth, sitting in ashes, or loud lamentations. The concept of pain and sorrow was not only personal but also collective, affecting families and communities. The Hebrew understanding of suffering was deeply intertwined with their covenant relationship with God, where pain could be seen as a consequence of disobedience or a call to repentance.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be in pain<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cause him grief (1), inflicts pain (1), mar (1), pain (3), painful (1), pains (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">כָּאַב</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be in pain</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">כְּאֵב</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb045601.gif"> <em>id.</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb045602.gif"> <em>be sorrowful, sad</em>; Assyrian in derivatives, <i><em>ikkibu</em></i>, <em>pain</em> Zim<sup>BP 67</sup>, <i><em>kêbtu</em></i>, <em>ruin</em> Hpt in KAT<sup>2Glossary i</sup>.) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יִכְאָבֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13</a>; <font class="hebrew2">יִכְאָ֑ב</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/14-22.htm">Job 14:22</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">כּוֺאֵב</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-30.htm">Psalm 69:30</a>; <font class="hebrew2">כֹּאֲבִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>be in pain</em>, physical <a href="/interlinear/genesis/34-25.htm">Genesis 34:25</a> (J, as result of circumcision); <a href="/interlinear/job/14-22.htm">Job 14:22</a> (subject <font class="hebrew2">בָּשָׂר</font>; poetic of body in grave "" <font class="hebrew2">נַפְשׁוֺ תֶּאֱבָ֑ל</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> of <em>mental pain</em> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-13.htm">Proverbs 14:13</a> (subject <font class="hebrew2">לֵב</font>; probably also <a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-30.htm">Psalm 69:30</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">עָנִי</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>1singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">הִכְאַבְתִּיו</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a>; 2feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">הִכְאַבְתֶּן</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a> <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> Co (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> <font class="hebrew2">הַכְאוֺת</font> see <font class="hebrew2">כָּאָה</font>); <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יַכְאִיב</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a>; <font class="hebrew2">תַּכְאִ֫בוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/3-19.htm">2 Kings 3:19</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מַכְאִב</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Ezekiel 28:24</a>; — <em>pain, mar</em>; <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> of enemies of Israel under figure of thorn causing pain (no object expressed) <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">קוֺץ מַכ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Ezekiel 28:24</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מַמְאִיר סִלּוֺן</font>); of <font class="hebrew2">שַׁדַּי</font>, no object expressed, <a href="/interlinear/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">חָבַשׁ</font>, "" <font class="hebrew2">מָחַץ</font>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> of <em>mental pain</em>, object <font class="hebrew2">לֵב</font>, <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a> (subject false prophetesses, see above); compare <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a> (subject <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">י</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> (si vera lectio) of <em>marring</em> good land with stones <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/3-19.htm">2 Kings 3:19</a>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">άχρειώσετε</font> (Klo <font class="hebrew2">תְּאַבְּדוּ</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>grieving, mar, have pain, make sad sore, be sorrowful <p>A primitive root; properly, to feel pain; by implication, to grieve; figuratively, to spoil -- grieving, mar, have pain, make sad (sore), (be) sorrowful. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הִכְאַבְתִּ֑יו הכאבתיו וְכוֹאֵ֑ב וכואב יִכְאַב־ יִכְאָ֑ב יַכְאִ֣יב יכאב יכאב־ יכאיב כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים כאבים מַכְאִ֔ב מכאב תַּכְאִ֖בוּ תכאבו hichavTiv hiḵ’aḇtîw hiḵ·’aḇ·tîw kō’ăḇîm kō·’ă·ḇîm koaVim machIv maḵ’iḇ maḵ·’iḇ tachIvu taḵ’iḇū taḵ·’i·ḇū vechoEv wə·ḵō·w·’êḇ wəḵōw’êḇ yachIv yaḵ’îḇ yaḵ·’îḇ yichAv yiḵ’āḇ yiḵ’aḇ- yiḵ·’āḇ yiḵ·’aḇ-<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/34-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 34:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/34.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣ם <b> כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים </b> וַיִּקְח֣וּ שְׁנֵֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/34.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> day, <span class="itali">when they were in pain,</span> that two<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/34.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> day, <span class="itali">when they were sore,</span> that two<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/34-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the third came <span class="itali">pain</span> took two<p><b><a href="/text/2_kings/3-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Kings 3:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַחֶלְקָ֣ה הַטּוֹבָ֔ה <b> תַּכְאִ֖בוּ </b> בָּאֲבָנִֽים׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_kings/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> springs of water, <span class="itali">and mar</span> every good<br><a href="/kjvs/2_kings/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of water, <span class="itali">and mar</span> every good<br><a href="/interlinear/2_kings/3-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> piece good <span class="itali">and mar</span> stones<p><b><a href="/text/job/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 5:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּ֤י ה֣וּא <b> יַכְאִ֣יב </b> וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">For He inflicts pain,</span> and gives relief;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For he maketh sore,</span> and bindeth up:<br><a href="/interlinear/job/5-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for He <span class="itali">inflicts</span> and gives wounds<p><b><a href="/text/job/14-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 14:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּ֭שָׂרוֹ עָלָ֣יו <b> יִכְאָ֑ב </b> וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹ עָלָ֥יו</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But his body <span class="itali">pains</span> him, And he mourns<br><a href="/kjvs/job/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But his flesh <span class="itali">upon him shall have pain,</span> and his soul<br><a href="/interlinear/job/14-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> his body and <span class="itali">pains</span> himself and he<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/69-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 69:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/69.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַ֭אֲנִי עָנִ֣י <b> וְכוֹאֵ֑ב </b> יְשׁוּעָתְךָ֖ אֱלֹהִ֣ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/69.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But I am afflicted <span class="itali">and in pain;</span> May Your salvation,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/69.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> But I [am] poor <span class="itali">and sorrowful:</span> let thy salvation,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/69-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I afflicted <span class="itali">pain</span> may your salvation God<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/14-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 14:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">גַּם־ בִּשְׂח֥וֹק <b> יִכְאַב־ </b> לֵ֑ב וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the heart <span class="itali">may be in pain,</span> And the end<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the heart <span class="itali">is sorrowful;</span> and the end<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/14-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Even laughter <span class="itali">pain</span> the heart and the end<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/13-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 13:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַאֲנִ֖י לֹ֣א <b> הִכְאַבְתִּ֑יו </b> וּלְחַזֵּק֙ יְדֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with falsehood <span class="itali">when I did not cause him grief,</span> but have encouraged<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> sad, <span class="itali">whom I have not made sad;</span> and strengthened<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/13-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I did not <span class="itali">cause</span> and strengthened the hands<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/28-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 28:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַמְאִיר֙ וְק֣וֹץ <b> מַכְאִ֔ב </b> מִכֹּל֙ סְבִ֣יבֹתָ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> brier <span class="itali">or a painful</span> thorn<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Israel, <span class="itali">nor [any] grieving</span> thorn<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A prickling thorn <span class="itali">A painful</span> any round<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3510.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3510.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3510<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hichavtiv_3510.htm">hiḵ·’aḇ·tîw — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/koavim_3510.htm">kō·’ă·ḇîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/machiv_3510.htm">maḵ·’iḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tachivu_3510.htm">taḵ·’i·ḇū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechoev_3510.htm">wə·ḵō·w·’êḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yachiv_3510.htm">yaḵ·’îḇ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yichav_3510.htm">yiḵ·’āḇ — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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