K-B-D

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K-B-D (Hebrew: כ-ב-ד; East Semitic K-B-T; Arabic: ك-ب-د) is a triliteral Semitic root with the common meaning of to "be heavy", and thence "be important; honour, majesty, glory".[1]

The basic noun formed from the root means "liver", "interior", "soul" in most Semitic languages.[1] The Akkadian word for liver is spelled with the sumerogram