What does כְּפוֹר mean in the Bible?
e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)".
Hebrew · H3713
כְּפוֹר
Properly, a cover , i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)
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כְּפוֹר H3713
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
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
bowls 3× Ezra 1:10, Ezra 8:27
the frost 2× Job 38:29, Psalms 147:16
as frost 1× Exodus 16:14
bowl 1× 1 Chronicles 28:17
dish 1× 1 Chronicles 28:17
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 16:14 כַּכְּפֹ֖ר to as frost Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 28:17 וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֨י to dish Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 1 Chronicles 28:17 לִכְפ֣וֹר to . . . Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 28:17 לִכְפ֥וֹר to . . . Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 28:17 וּכְפֽוֹר׃ to . . . Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 28:17 וּכְפ֔וֹר to bowl Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 28:17 וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֥י to . . . Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Ezra 1:10 כְּפוֹרֵ֤י to bowls Noun - masculine plural construct Ezra 1:10 כְּפ֤וֹרֵי to bowls Noun - masculine plural construct Ezra 8:27 וּכְפֹרֵ֤י to bowls Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 16:14
Aligned rows 12
Books represented 5
Exodus 1 1 Chronicles 6 Ezra 3 Job 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
וּכְפ֔וֹר 1x ū·ḵə·p̄ō·wr 1 Chronicles 28:17
וּכְפֽוֹר׃ 1x ū·ḵə·p̄ō·wr 1 Chronicles 28:17
וּכְפֹ֥ר 1x ū·ḵə·p̄ōr Job 38:29
וּכְפֹרֵ֤י 1x ū·ḵə·p̄ō·rê Ezra 8:27
וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֨י 1x wə·liḵ·p̄ō·w·rê 1 Chronicles 28:17
וְלִכְפוֹרֵ֥י 1x wə·liḵ·p̄ō·w·rê 1 Chronicles 28:17
כַּכְּפֹ֖ר 1x kak·kə·p̄ōr Exodus 16:14
כְּ֝פ֗וֹר 1x kə·p̄ō·wr Psalms 147:16
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 28:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 2x 1 Chronicles 28:17
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Ezra 1:10
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 28:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Ezra 8:27
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 38:29
Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 147:16
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 16:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a cover , i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)
Source Gloss
properly, a cover , i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet); also white frost (as covering the ground) BDB: bowl Usage: bason, hoar(-y) frost.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כְּפוֹר is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain