HonorA command or suggestion?Exodus 20:12 12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon theland which the LORD thy God giveth thee.A strong statement but just what is honor?

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db;K'

kabad {kaw-bad'} or

dbeK'

kabed {kaw-bade'}

Meaning:

1) to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be heavy 1a2) to be heavy, be insensible, be dull 1a3) to behonoured 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made heavy, be honoured, enjoy honour, be made abundant 1b2) toget oneself glory or honour, gain glory 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to make heavy, make dull, make insensible 1c2)to make honourable,honour, glorify1d) (Pual) to be made honourable, be honoured 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1)to make heavy 1e2) to make heavy, make dull, make unresponsive 1e3) to cause to be honoured 1f)(Hithpael) 1f1) to make oneself heavy, make oneself dense, make oneself numerous 1f2) to honour oneself

Origin:

a primitive root; TWOT - 943; v

Usage:

AV - honour 34, glorify 14, honourable 14, heavy 13, harden 7, glorious 5, sore 3, made heavy3, chargeable 2, great 2, many 2, heavier 2, promote 2, misc 10; 116

Notes:

Geneva Bible Notes:(1) By parents it is also meant all that have authority over us.

Honor

HON'OR

, n. on'or. [L. honor, honos.]1. The esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation. A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country. Mat 13.2. A testimony of esteem; any expression of respect or of high estimation by words or actions; as thehonors of war; military honors; funeral honors; civil honors.3. Dignity; exalted rank or place; distinction.I have given thee riches and honor. 1 Ki 3.Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. Psa 104.In doing a good thing, there is both honor and pleasure.4. Reverence; veneration; or any act by which reverence and submission are expressed,as worship paidto the Supreme Being.5. Reputation; good name; as, his honor is unsullied.

1Strongs Exhaustive Concordance21828 American Dictionary of the English Language - Noah Webster

6. True nobleness of mind; magnanimity;dignified respect for character, springing from probity,principle or moral rectitude; a distinguishing trait in the character of good men.7. An assumed appearance of nobleness; scorn of meanness, springing from the fear of reproach, without regard to principle; as, shall I violate my trust? Forbid it, honor.8. Any particular virtue much valued; as bravery in men, and chastity in females.9. Dignity of mien; noble appearance.Godlike erect, with native honor clad.10. That which honors; he or that which confers dignity; as,the chancellor is an honor to hisprofession.11. Privileges of rank or birth; in the plural.Restore me to my honors.12. Civilities paid.Then here a slave, or if you will, a lord,To do the honors,and to give the word.13. That which adorns; ornament; decoration.The sire then shook the honors of his head.14. A noble kind of seignory or lordship, held of the king in capite.On or upon my honor, words accompanying a declaration which pledge one's honor or reputation forthe truth of it. Placing your worth and reputation in high esteem. The members of the house of lords in Great Britain are not under oath, but give their opinions on their honor.Laws of honor, among persons of fashion, signify certain rules by which their social intercourse isregulated,and which are founded on a regard toreputation. These laws require a punctilious attentionto decorum in external deportment, but admit of the foulest violations of moral duty.Court of honor, a court of chivalry; a court of civil and criminal jurisdiction, having power to redressinjuries of honor, and to hold pleas respecting matters of arms and deeds of war.

HON'OR

, v.t on'or. [L. honoro.]1. To revere; to respect; to treat with deference and submission, and perform relative duties to.Honor thy father and thy mother. Exo 20.2. To reverence; to manifest the highest veneration for, in words and actions; to entertain the mostexalted thoughts of; to worship; to adore.

That all men should honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. John 5.3. To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to elevate in rank or station; to exalt. Men are sometimeshonored with titles and offices, which they do not merit.Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth to honor. Est 6.4. To glorify; to render illustrious.I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host. Exo 14.5. To treat with due civility and respect in the ordinary intercourse of life.The troops honored thegovernor with a salute.6. In commerce, to accept and pay when due; as, to honor a bill of exchange.

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Right off the bat we see honour/honor relating to obedience, glorification,accountability, and crediblilty.Adonai from the very beginning teaches us moral values. We are shown from thebeginning how to deal with our fellow man and with G-d. These guidelines are in placefrom the very beginning of scripture. He tested our integrity by telling us NOT to eatfrom the tree of knowledge in Gan Eden. And we failed the test. But Adonai stillshowed us compassion.We as mishpochah/family have a responsibility to the Most High and to each other.And that is one of honor and respect.Adonai gave Adam specific instructions regarding the tree of knowledge of good andevil;

Gen 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and tokeep it.Gen 2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayestfreely eat:Gen 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day thatthou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Now here we have a specific instruction from the Most High. And an instruction soimportant that violation of it would cause death. He could have placed Angelic guardsaround it to keep man (adam) from eating of it but no. IT was up to man to be honorableand not violate the rule.Since the beginning of mankind we have had this issue. We have not been honourable.We have been self centered, enamoured with our own greatness and importance. We