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Psalms 147:8
“Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כָּסָהkâçâh · kaw-saw'
H3680 · Hebrew
H3680 · Hebrew
- Definition
- properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).
- Grammar
- הַֽ — particle (definite article)
- מְכַסֶּ֬ה — verb Piel, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 153 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 7:19Genesis 7:20Genesis 9:23Genesis 18:17Genesis 24:65
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 כָּסָה 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.