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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 13:2/אבן עזרא על בראשית י״ג:ב׳
אואברם כבד מאד. שיש לו כבודה רבה, ומי שיש לו כן תנועתו כבדה, הלא תראה כי כבוד מגזרת "כובד אבן" (משלי כז ב), וקלון מגזרת "קל ברגליו" (ש"ב ב יח), והוא היה בעל מקנה רב גם כסף וזהב הרבה היה לו:
1AND ABRAM WAS VERY RICH. Ve-avram kaved me’od (literally, Abram was very heavy) means that Abraham had great wealth. Whoever is laden with riches moves heavily (with difficulty).2 (heavy) for rich. Don’t you see that the Hebrew word for honor (kavod) comes from the same root as the word for heavy (koved) in A stone is heavy (koved even) (Prov. 27:3). Conversely, the word for shame (kalon) comes from the same root as the word for light (kal). Compare, light of foot (kal beraglav) (II Sam. 2:18).3 in its various forms means heavy. Kavod (honor) really means heavy with glory. Similarly kaved means heavy with possessions. Conversely, kalon comes from “light,” i.e., not burdened with glory. Abraham possessed herds of cattle and a large amount of gold and silver.4, heavy because of his possessions (Krinsky).