כַּפְתֹּר
Strong's H3730
kaphtôr
/kaf-tore'/
a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of acolumn, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3730
- Hebrew
- כַּפְתֹּר
- Transliteration
- kaphtôr
- Pronunciation
- /kaf-tore'/
- KJV Translations
- 2 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of acolumn, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
Derivation
or (Amos 9:1) כַּפְתּוֹר; probably from an unused root meaning to encircle;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
knop(upper) lintel
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of kaphtôr:
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