What does כְּסוּת · עַיִן mean in the Bible?
כְּסוּת · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "covering of the eyes, vindication".
Hebrew · H3682, H5869
כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם
A cover ( garment ); figuratively, a veiling · an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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כְּסוּת H3682 a cover ( garment ); figuratively, a veiling
Pronunciation kĕsût
Covering that conceals or protects; moves from physical garment to metaphorical veiling of shame or protection
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עַיִן H5869 an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
What does כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם (kesut enayim) mean in the Bible?
כְּסוּת · עַיִן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "covering of the eyes, vindication".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3682, H5869?
H3682, H5869 is connected to 906 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. covering of the eyes, vindication
Strong's H3682, H5869
Lexical occurrences 906 verses Source Gloss
covering of the eyes, vindication
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כְּסוּת עֵינַיִם is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain