Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H3805

Strong's H3805 · Hebrew

כֹתֶרֶת

kôthereth · /ko-theh'-reth/

Number
H3805
Language
Hebrew
Original word
כֹתֶרֶת
Transliteration
kôthereth
Pronunciation
ko-theh'-reth
KJV occurrences
12 verses

Definition

the capital of a column

KJV: chapiter.

Root / derivation: feminine active participle of H3803 (כָּתַר);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered כֹתֶרֶת across 12 verses.

chapiter12×
chapiters12×

Every occurrence (KJV)

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

1 Kings8 verses
1 Kings 7:16

And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:

1 Kings 7:17

And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

1 Kings 7:18

And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.

1 Kings 7:19

And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.

1 Kings 7:20

And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.

1 Kings 7:31

And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.

1 Kings 7:41

The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;

1 Kings 7:42

And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars; upon: Heb. upon the face of the pillars

2 Kings1 verse
2 Chronicles2 verses
Jeremiah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H3805 (kôthereth) mean?

the capital of a column

How many times does H3805 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H3805 (כֹתֶרֶת) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “chapiter.”

How is kôthereth translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H3805 is rendered as “chapiter” (12×), “chapiters” (12×).

Where does the Hebrew word כֹתֶרֶת come from?

feminine active participle of H3803 (כָּתַר);