כָּסָה kasah

Hebrew word for “to cover” · Strong’s H3680 · used 152 times in 149 verses

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Meaning

1) to cover, conceal, hide;

How it is translated

Glosses given for kasah in context, with how often each is used:

• covered 44
• will cover 32
• cover 17
• has covered 11
• which covers 7
• covers 6
• have covered 4
• one who conceals 4
• covering 3
• covered himself 2
• have concealed 2
• conceals 2

Where it is used

Also in 14 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Numbers 4 (6), Proverbs 10 (4), Leviticus 3 (3), 1 Kings 7 (3), Ezekiel 16 (3), Genesis 7 (2), Genesis 38 (2), Exodus 10 (2), Exodus 15 (2), Exodus 24 (2)

Forms

• לכסות 11
• כסה 11
• יכסה 10
• המכסה 9
• ותכס 7
• תכסה 7
• ויכסו 6
• ויכס 5
• וכסו 5
• כסתה 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with kasah more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• בֶּגֶד beged “garment” 13
• עָנָן anan “cloud” 11
• מַי mayim “water” 15
• שַׂק saq “sackcloth” 8
• חֵלֶב chelev “fat” 8
• רָאָה raah “to see” 15
• עַיִן ayin “eye” 13
• שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 12
• חָמָס chamas “violence” 7
• הַר har “mountain” 10
• כֹּתֶרֶת koteret “capital” 5
• שְׂבָכָה sevakhah “latticework” 5

Key verses

The verses using kasah that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Exodus 40:34 — Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
• Psalms 32:1 — [A Psalm of David, Maschil.] Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
• Psalms 32:5 — I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of…
• Proverbs 28:13 — He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
• Isaiah 6:2 — Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
• Isaiah 11:9 — They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
• Isaiah 29:10 — For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
• Isaiah 58:7 — Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and…
• Isaiah 60:6 — The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they…
• Ezekiel 18:7 — And hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the…
• Micah 7:10 — Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be…
• Habakkuk 3:3 — God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.