Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts אִי־כָבוֹד(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɪk.ə.bɑd/(American English) /ˈɪk.ə.bɒd/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "no glory" in Hebrew, from the roots אִי (ʾi) meaning "not" and כָּבַד (kavaḏ) meaning "to be glorious". In the Old Testament this is the grandson of Eli and the son of Phinehas. He was named this because his mother despaired that "the glory has departed from Israel" (1 Samuel 4:21).

This name was used by Washington Irving for Ichabod Crane, the main character in his short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1820).

Related Names

Rootsʾi + kavaḏ
Other Languages & Cultures'I-Khavod(Biblical Hebrew)

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Entry updated December 1, 2024