The meaning of “כְּפוֹר”
Understanding kᵉphôwr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bason, hoar(-y) frost. - properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet) - also white frost (as c...
כְּפוֹר
bason, hoar(-y) frost. - properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a tankard (or covered goblet) - also white frost (as covering the ground) 1) bowl, basin 2) hoar frost, frost
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 16:14 | “And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground.” Word: כְּפוֹר (kᵉphôwr) | |
| 1 Chronicles 28:17 | “Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:” Word: כְּפוֹר (kᵉphôwr) | |
| Ezra 8:27 | “Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.” Word: כְּפוֹר (kᵉphôwr) | |
| Job 38:29 | “Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?” Word: כְּפוֹר (kᵉphôwr) | |
| Psalms 147:16 | “He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.” Word: כְּפוֹר (kᵉphôwr) |
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