The meaning of “כְּפִיר”
Understanding kᵉphîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(young) lion, village. Compare כָּפָר. - a village (as covered in by walls) - also a young lion (perhaps as covered with...
כְּפִיר
(young) lion, village. Compare כָּפָר. - a village (as covered in by walls) - also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) 1) young lion 2) village
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 14:5 | “Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.” Word: כְּפִיר (kᵉphîyr) | |
| Job 38:39 | “Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,” Word: כְּפִיר (kᵉphîyr) | |
| Proverbs 20:2 | “The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.” Word: כְּפִיר (kᵉphîyr) | |
| Jeremiah 25:38 | “He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger. ” Word: כְּפִיר (kᵉphîyr) | |
| Hosea 5:14 | “For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.” Word: כְּפִיר (kᵉphîyr) |
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