Strong's Hebrew · H5666
עָבָה
ʻâbâh · aw-baw'
Definitionto be dense
Derivationa primitive root;
KJV usagebe (grow) thick(-er).
Occurrences3 in the KJV · 3 verses
עָבָה in Scripture
Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness ; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
1 Kings 12:10
And the young men that were grown up with him spoke unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spoke unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father' s loins.
2 Chronicles 10:10
And the young men that were brought up with him spoke unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spoke unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father' s loins.