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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כְּפַת H3729
Pronunciation kĕpat
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 It firmly bound 2× Daniel 3:23, Daniel 3:24
to tie up 1× Daniel 3:20
were tied up 1× Daniel 3:21
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 3:20 לְכַפָּתָ֔ה to to tie up Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Daniel 3:21 כְּפִ֙תוּ֙ to were tied up Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine plural Daniel 3:23 מְכַפְּתִֽין׃פ to firmly bound Verb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Daniel 3:24 מְכַפְּתִ֔ין to firmly bound Verb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 3:20
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 1
Daniel 4
Source forms
כְּפִ֙תוּ֙ 1x kə·p̄i·ṯū Daniel 3:21
לְכַפָּתָ֔ה 1x lə·ḵap·pā·ṯāh Daniel 3:20
מְכַפְּתִ֔ין 1x mə·ḵap·pə·ṯîn Daniel 3:24
מְכַפְּתִֽין׃פ 1x mə·ḵap·pə·ṯîn Daniel 3:23
Parsing patterns
Verb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 2x Daniel 3:23, Daniel 3:24
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1x Daniel 3:20
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine plural 1x Daniel 3:21
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to fetter
Source Gloss
to fetter
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to fetter BDB: bind Usage: bind.
Word Origins
כְּפַת is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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