What does כֶּסֶא mean in the Bible?
e. its festival".
Hebrew · H3677
כֶּסֶא
Properly, fulness or the full moon , i.e. its festival
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כֶּסֶאH3677
What does כֶּסֶא mean in the Bible?
כֶּסֶא is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, fulness or the full moon , i.e. its festival".
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How does the BSB render H3677?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] at the full moon (1), the moon [is] full (1).
Where does כֶּסֶא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 81:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[and] at the full moon1×Psalms 81:3
the moon [is] full1×Proverbs 7:20
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Usage map
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First aligned rowPsalms 81:3
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Psalms1Proverbs1
Source forms
בַּ֝כֵּ֗סֶה1xbak·kê·sehPsalms 81:3
הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא1xhak·kê·seProverbs 7:20
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 7:20
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 81:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, fulness or the full moon , i.e. its festival
Source Gloss
properly, fulness or the full moon , i.e. its festival
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, fulness or the full moon, i.e. its festival BDB: full moon Usage: (time) appointed.
Word Origins
כֶּסֶא is built from this root: