כַּפְתּוֹר kaphtor

Hebrew word for “capital” · Strong’s H3730 · used 18 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

1) bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar; 1a) knob, bulb (as ornament); 1b) capital (of a pillar)

How it is translated

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

• bulb 10
• bulbs 6
• capital 1
• capitals 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Exodus 25 (5), Exodus 37 (5), Amos 9 (1), Zephaniah 2 (1)

Forms

• וכפתר 6
• כפתריה 4
• כפתר 4
• כפתריהם 2
• הכפתור 1
• בכפתריה 1

Words used with it

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

• קָנֶה qaneh “branch” 8
• מְנוֹרָה menorah “lampstand” 7
• גָּבִיעַ gevia “cup” 6
• פֶּרַח perach “flower” 6
• שָׁקַד shaqad “be almond shaped” 4
• מִקְשָׁה miqshah “beating” 4
• מִן־ min “from” 8
• טָהוֹר tahor “pure” 4
• שֵׁשׁ shesh “six” 4
• זָהָב zahav “gold” 4
• אֶחָד echad “one” 4
• סַף saph “threshold” 2

Key verses

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

• Exodus 25:31 — And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his…
• Exodus 25:33 — Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so…
• Exodus 25:34 — And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
• Exodus 25:35 — And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to…
• Exodus 25:36 — Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
• Exodus 37:17 — And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the…
• Exodus 37:19 — Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so…
• Exodus 37:20 — And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and his flowers:
• Exodus 37:21 — And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches…
• Exodus 37:22 — Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
• Amos 9:1 — I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will…
• Zephaniah 2:14 — And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their…

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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.