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כְּפוֹר

Properly, a cover , i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)

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כְּפוֹרH3713

What does כְּפוֹר mean in the Bible?

כְּפוֹר is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a cover , i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does כְּפוֹר mean in the Bible?

e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)".

How does the BSB render H3713?

The BSB source-word alignment has 12 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (4), bowls (3), the frost (2), as frost (1), bowl (1).

Where does כְּפוֹר appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 16:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Chronicles (6), Ezra (3), Exodus (1), Job (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
. . .4×1 Chronicles 28:17
bowls3×Ezra 1:10, Ezra 8:27
the frost2×Job 38:29, Psalms 147:16
as frost1×Exodus 16:14
bowl1×1 Chronicles 28:17
dish1×1 Chronicles 28:17
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 16:14כַּכְּפֹ֖רtoas frostPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 28:17וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֨יtodishConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct1 Chronicles 28:17לִכְפ֣וֹרto. . .Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 28:17לִכְפ֥וֹרto. . .Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 28:17וּכְפֽוֹר׃to. . .Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 28:17וּכְפ֔וֹרtobowlConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1 Chronicles 28:17וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֥יto. . .Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructEzra 1:10כְּפוֹרֵ֤יtobowlsNoun - masculine plural constructEzra 1:10כְּפ֤וֹרֵיtobowlsNoun - masculine plural constructEzra 8:27וּכְפֹרֵ֤יtobowlsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 16:14
Aligned rows12
Books represented5
Exodus11 Chronicles6Ezra3Job1Psalms1
Source forms
וּכְפ֔וֹר1xū·ḵə·p̄ō·wr1 Chronicles 28:17
וּכְפֽוֹר׃1xū·ḵə·p̄ō·wr1 Chronicles 28:17
וּכְפֹ֥ר1xū·ḵə·p̄ōrJob 38:29
וּכְפֹרֵ֤י1xū·ḵə·p̄ō·rêEzra 8:27
וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֨י1xwə·liḵ·p̄ō·w·rê1 Chronicles 28:17
וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֥י1xwə·liḵ·p̄ō·w·rê1 Chronicles 28:17
כַּכְּפֹ֖ר1xkak·kə·p̄ōrExodus 16:14
כְּ֝פ֗וֹר1xkə·p̄ō·wrPsalms 147:16
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Chronicles 28:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct2x1 Chronicles 28:17
Noun - masculine plural construct2xEzra 1:10
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Chronicles 28:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct1xEzra 8:27
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 38:29
Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 147:16
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 16:14
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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