What does כְּפַת (kĕpat) mean in the Bible?
כְּפַת (kĕpat) is a Hebrew word meaning "to fetter".
Hebrew · H3729
כְּפַת
To fetter
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כְּפַתH3729
Pronunciationkĕpat
What does כְּפַת (kĕpat) mean in the Bible?
כְּפַת (kĕpat) is a Hebrew word meaning "to fetter".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3729?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include firmly bound (2), to tie up (1), were tied up (1).
Where does כְּפַת (kĕpat) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 3:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfirmly bound2×Daniel 3:23, Daniel 3:24
to tie up1×Daniel 3:20
were tied up1×Daniel 3:21
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 3:20לְכַפָּתָ֔הtoto tie upPreposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructDaniel 3:21כְּפִ֙תוּ֙towere tied upVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine pluralDaniel 3:23מְכַפְּתִֽין׃פtofirmly boundVerb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralDaniel 3:24מְכַפְּתִ֔יןtofirmly boundVerb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDaniel 3:20
Aligned rows4
Books represented1
Daniel4
Source forms
כְּפִ֙תוּ֙1xkə·p̄i·ṯūDaniel 3:21
לְכַפָּתָ֔ה1xlə·ḵap·pā·ṯāhDaniel 3:20
מְכַפְּתִ֔ין1xmə·ḵap·pə·ṯînDaniel 3:24
מְכַפְּתִֽין׃פ1xmə·ḵap·pə·ṯînDaniel 3:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural2xDaniel 3:23, Daniel 3:24
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct1xDaniel 3:20
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine plural1xDaniel 3:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to fetter
Source Gloss
to fetter
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to fetter BDB: bind Usage: bind.
Word Origins
כְּפַת is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.