כַּפְתּוֹר
kaph.torNoun (Masculine)H3730
capital
From: or (Amos 9:1) כַּפְתּוֹר; probably from an unused root meaning to encircle;
Short 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
Full Lexicon Entry
- bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar 1a) knob, bulb (as ornament) 1b) capital (of a pillar)
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)
Morphology H:N-M
DescriptionH:N-M
Occurrences
12 timesAppears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Exodus
10
Amos
1
Zephaniah
1
Key Passages
- Amos 9:1
- Exodus 25:33
- Exodus 25:35
- Exodus 37:17
- Exodus 37:20
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