כְּפִיר

ke.phirNoun (Masculine)H3715

lion

From: from H3722 (כָּפַר);

Short Definition

a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)

Full Lexicon Entry

young lion

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

27 times

Appears 27 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezk
7
Psalms
4
Isaiah
3
Jeremiah
3
Proverbs
3

Key Passages

  • Amos 3:4
  • Ezk 32:2
  • Isaiah 31:4
  • Jeremiah 51:38
  • Proverbs 20:2

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