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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כַּפְתֹּרH3730
Pronunciationkapĕtōr
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 Ita bud4×Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
-2×Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
and a bud2×Exodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
and its buds2×Exodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
each with buds2×Exodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
The buds2×Exodus 25:36, Exodus 37:22
with buds2×Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:20
atop her [pillars]1×Zephaniah 2:14
the tops of the pillars1×Amos 9:1
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Exodus 25:31כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָtoand its budsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularExodus 25:33כַּפְתֹּ֣רtoeach with budsNoun - masculine singularExodus 25:33כַּפְתֹּ֣רto-Noun - masculine singularExodus 25:34כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָtowith budsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularExodus 25:35וְכַפְתֹּ֡רtoa budConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularExodus 25:35וְכַפְתֹּר֙toa budConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularExodus 25:35וְכַפְתֹּ֕רtoand a budConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularExodus 25:36כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥םtoThe budsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 37:17כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָtoand its budsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularExodus 37:19כַּפְתֹּ֣רtoeach with budsNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 25:31
Aligned rows18
Books represented3
Exodus16Amos1Zephaniah1
Source forms
כַּפְתֹּ֣ר4xkap̄·tōrExodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
וְכַפְתֹּ֡ר2xwə·ḵap̄·tōrExodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
וְכַפְתֹּר֙2xwə·ḵap̄·tōrExodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
וְכַפְתֹּ֕ר2xwə·ḵap̄·tōrExodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ2xkap̄·tō·re·hāExodus 25:31, Exodus 37:17
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ2xkap̄·tō·re·hāExodus 25:34, Exodus 37:20
כַּפְתֹּרֵיהֶ֥ם2xkap̄·tō·rê·hemExodus 25:36, Exodus 37:22
בְּכַפְתֹּרֶ֖יהָ1xbə·ḵap̄·tō·re·hāZephaniah 2:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular6xExodus 25:35, Exodus 37:21
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular4xExodus 25:31, Exodus 25:34, Exodus 37:17, Exodus 37:20
Noun - masculine singular4xExodus 25:33, Exodus 37:19
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural2xExodus 25:36, Exodus 37:22
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xAmos 9:1
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xZephaniah 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 definitionSource: 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.
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