Where does “לכבוד” come from?

לכבוד (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.

לכבוד (Hebrew): In honor of (a person or occasion), for

Definitions

  1. In honor of (a person or occasion), for

Ancestry of “לכבוד”, step by step

לכבוד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew לְ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלְ־to, for; to, for, of
2Hebrewהָאָרֶץ—

via Hebrew כבוד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewכבודhonor; respect; esteem
Every word from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ →Every word from Hebrew לְ־ →
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