Hebrew · H3680, G2572 · unreviewed

כָּסָה

Properly, to plump , i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy) · to cover up (literally or figuratively)

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כָּסָה H3680 properly, to plump , i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

Pronunciation kasah

To cover by filling hollows; concealment ranges from protective clothing to hidden shame or divine forgiveness.

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καλύπτω G2572 to cover up (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation kalýptō

To cover or conceal, especially sins through forgiveness—veil from sight or knowledge.

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What does כָּסָה (kasah) mean in the Bible?

כָּסָה · καλύπτω is a Hebrew word meaning "to cover, conceal, or forgive an offense".

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Meaning

to cover, conceal, or forgive an offense

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 48×

Perfect Ezek 18:16 · Hab 3:3 · Isa 29:10 · Job 15:27 · Job 23:17 · Job 36:30 · Job 36:32 · Num 9:15 · Num 22:5 · Ps 78:53 · Ezek 31:15 · Job 31:33 · Ps 32:5 · Ps 40:11 · Ps 143:9 · Gen 38:15 20×

Imperfect Ezek 12:12 · Ezek 18:7 · Isa 6:2 · Isa 60:2 · Job 9:24 · Job 33:17 · Prov 10:6 · Prov 10:11 · Deut 13:9 · Deut 22:12 · Ezek 12:6 · Isa 26:21 · Job 21:26 · Prov 10:12 · Hab 2:14 · Jer 46:8 17×

Participle active Ezek 1:11 · Ezek 1:23 · Isa 11:9 · Prov 10:18 · Prov 11:13 · Prov 17:9 · Prov 28:13 8×

Jussive Job 16:18 · Neh 3:37 2×

Infinitive construct Mal 2:13 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 4×

Participle active 1Kgs 11:29 · 2Kgs 19:2 · Isa 37:2 3×

Imperfect Isa 59:6 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 5×

Participle passive 1Chr 21:16 · Ezek 41:16 2×

Perfect Prov 24:31 · Ps 80:11 2×

Imperfect Eccl 6:4 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×

Infinitive construct Ezek 24:8 1×

Perfect Jer 51:42 1×

Imperfect Prov 26:26 1×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×

Participle active Prov 12:23 1×

Participle passive Ps 32:1 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 62 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 23 Imperfect 22 Participle 12 Participle passive 3 Infinitive construct 2

Stem

Piel 48 Pual 5 Hithpael 4 Niphal 3 Qal 2

Mood

Indicative 23 Indicative/jussive 19 Jussive 2 Indicative/cohortative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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