What does כַּפְתֹּר (kapĕtōr) mean in the Bible?
כַּפְתֹּר (kapĕtōr): Ornamental architectural element—capitals and knobs—connoting decorative crowning or completion in sacred structures.
Hebrew · H3730
כַּפְתֹּר
A chaplet ; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
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כַּפְתֹּר H3730
Pronunciation kapĕtōr
What does כַּפְתֹּר (kapĕtōr) mean in the Bible?
כַּפְתֹּר (kapĕtōr): Ornamental architectural element—capitals and knobs—connoting decorative crowning or completion in sacred structures.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3730?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a bud (4), - (2), and a bud (2), and its buds (2), each with buds (2).
Where does כַּפְתֹּר (kapĕtōr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (16), Amos (1), Zephaniah (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 a bud 4× Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
- 2× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
and a bud 2× Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
and its buds 2× Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
each with buds 2× Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
The buds 2× Exodus 25:36, Exodus 37:22
with buds 2× Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:20
atop her [pillars] 1× Zephaniah 2:14
the tops of the pillars 1× Amos 9:1
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Exodus 25:31 כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ to and its buds Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:33 כַּפְתֹּ֣ר to each with buds Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:33 כַּפְתֹּ֣ר to - Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:34 כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ to with buds Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 25:35 וְכַפְתֹּ֡ר to a bud Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:35 וְכַפְתֹּר֙ to a bud Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:35 וְכַפְתֹּ֕ר to and a bud Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 25:36 כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥ם to The buds Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 37:17 כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ to and its buds Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Exodus 37:19 כַּפְתֹּ֣ר to each with buds Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:31
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 3
Exodus 16 Amos 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
כַּפְתֹּ֣ר 4x kap̄·tōr Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
וְכַפְתֹּ֡ר 2x wə·ḵap̄·tōr Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
וְכַפְתֹּר֙ 2x wə·ḵap̄·tōr Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
וְכַפְתֹּ֕ר 2x wə·ḵap̄·tōr Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ 2x kap̄·tō·re·hā Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ 2x kap̄·tō·re·hā Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:20
כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥ם 2x kap̄·tō·rê·hem Exodus 25:36, Exodus 37:22
בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ 1x bə·ḵap̄·tō·re·hā Zephaniah 2:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 6x Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 4x Exodus 25:31, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:17, Exodus 37:20
Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Exodus 25:36, Exodus 37:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Amos 9:1
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 1x Zephaniah 2:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Ornamental architectural element—capitals and knobs—connoting decorative crowning or completion in sacred structures.
Source Gloss
a chaplet ; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Ornamental architectural element—capitals and knobs—connoting decorative crowning or completion in sacred structures.
a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum BDB: capital Usage: knop, (upper) lintel.
Grammatical Forms
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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