Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H3715

Strong's H3715 · Hebrew

כְּפִיר

kᵉphîyr · /kef-eer'/

Number
H3715
Language
Hebrew
Original word
כְּפִיר
Transliteration
kᵉphîyr
Pronunciation
kef-eer'
KJV occurrences
32 verses

Definition

a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)

KJV: (young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).

Root / derivation: from H3722 (כָּפַר);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כְּפִיר across 32 verses.

lion16×
lions14×
villages1×
young1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Judges1 verse
Nehemiah1 verse
Job2 verses
Psalms6 verses
Proverbs3 verses
Isaiah3 verses
Jeremiah3 verses
Ezekiel7 verses
Ezekiel 19:2

And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

Ezekiel 19:3

And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

Ezekiel 19:5

Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.

Ezekiel 19:6

And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

Ezekiel 32:2

Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers. whale: or, dragon

Ezekiel 38:13

Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

Ezekiel 41:19

So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.

Hosea1 verse
Amos1 verse
Micah1 verse
Nahum2 verses
Zechariah1 verse

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3715 (kᵉphîyr) mean?

a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)

How many times does H3715 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3715 (כְּפִיר) appears in 32 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “lion.”

How is kᵉphîyr translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3715 is rendered as “lion” (16×), “lions” (14×), “villages” (1×), “young” (1×).

Where does the Hebrew word כְּפִיר come from?

from H3722 (כָּפַר);