כָּסָה
ka.sah
“to cover”
Definition
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
a primitive root;
- to cover, conceal, hide 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be covered 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cover, clothe 1c2) to cover, conceal 1c3) to cover (for protection) 1c4) to cover over, spread over 1c5) to cover, overwhelm 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be covered 1d2) to be clothed 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
כָּסָה appears 135 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,by the thick darkness that covers my face.
They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
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