H3520b H3520b
valuables, possessions, wealth; abundant goods
This feminine noun denoting possessions or valuable goods appears in Judges 18:21 during the Danite migration narrative. As the tribe relocates northward, they organize their caravan carefully: children and livestock in front, and 'the valuables' bringing up the rear. The term's connection to the common word for 'glory' or 'weight' (kavod) suggests substantial, weighty possessions—not pocket change but significant accumulated wealth. The careful positioning shows both the importance of these goods and strategic thinking about protecting them during transit.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Judges 18:21 uses this noun for the valuable possessions the Danites carried during their northern migration. Related to the common root kbd (heavy, weighty, glorious), it specifically denotes material wealth and goods of substance. The multilingual glosses agree on 'valuables' or equivalent terms, showing clear semantic consensus. The definite article ('the valuables') indicates these were the tribe's accumulated riches, worthy of strategic placement in the traveling formation. 1×
AR["الْ-أَمْتِعَةَ"]·ben["সম্পদ"]·DE["der-valuables"]·EN["the-valuables"]·FR["le-valuables"]·heb["ה-כבודה"]·HI["सामान"]·ID["barang-berharga"]·IT["il-valuables"]·jav["barang-berharga"]·KO["귀한-것들을"]·PT["a-bagagem"]·RU["имущество"]·ES["lo-valioso"]·TR["değerli-eşyayı"]·urd["سامان"]
Related Senses
H5414 1. give, bestow (1855×)H3947 1. take, seize, grasp (Qal) (940×)G2192 1. possess / have (680×)G1325 1. give, bestow (336×)H5159 1. inherited land or property (170×)G2983 1. receive, obtain (134×)H3423 1. Qal: take possession of land (130×)G2983 2. take, take up (113×)G2398 1. one's own, belonging to oneself (91×)G3860 1. hand over, deliver to custody (78×)H7998 1. spoil, plunder, booty (74×)G1325 2. be given, be granted (70×)H5414 2. put, place, set (68×)H7999a 1. pay, repay, recompense (63×)H7069 1. Buy, purchase (59×)H1892 1. vanity, futility, absurdity (58×)H5159 2. heritage as covenant portion (52×)H6299 1. redeem or ransom (Qal active) (49×)H4376 1. Sell (Qal active) (47×)H1350a 1. Redeem, buy back (46×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כְּבוּדָּ֯ה n.f. abundance, riches Ju 18:21. See also i. [כָּבוֹד].