Definition

to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

• bear
• be a burden
• carry
• strong to labour

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.