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

  1. 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 times

Appears 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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