The meaning of “כַּפְתֹּר”
Understanding kaphtôr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (Amos 9:1) כַּפְתּוֹר kaphtôwr (kaf-tore'); probably from an unused root meaning to encircle knop, (upper) lintel. - ...
כַּפְתֹּר
or (Amos 9:1) כַּפְתּוֹר kaphtôwr (kaf-tore'); probably from an unused root meaning to encircle knop, (upper) lintel. - 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 1) bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar 1a) knob, bulb (as ornament) 1b) capital (of a pillar)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 37:17 | “And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:” Word: כַּפְתֹּר (kaphtôr) | |
| Amos 9:1 | “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.” Word: כַּפְתֹּר (kaphtôr) | |
| Zephaniah 2:14 | “And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.” Word: כַּפְתֹּר (kaphtôr) |