Original Language Studio
Exodus 37:22
“Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כַּפְתֹּרkaphtôr · kaf-tore'
H3730 · Hebrew
H3730 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of acolumn, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
- Derivation
- or (Amos 9:1) כַּפְתּוֹר; probably from an unused root meaning to encircle;
- KJV renderings
- knop, (upper) lintel.
- Grammar
- כַּפְתֹּרֵי — common noun, masculine, plural, construct
- הֶ֥ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 18 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 25:31Exodus 25:33Exodus 25:33Exodus 25:34Exodus 25:35
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כַּפְתֹּר here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.