3699. kasas
Strong's Lexicon
kasas: To scrape, to scratch, to cut

Original Word: כָּסַס
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kacac
Pronunciation: kah-sahs'
Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-sas')
Definition: To scrape, to scratch, to cut
Meaning: to estimate

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "kasas," related concepts can be found in Greek words like "κόπτω" (koptō - to cut) and "ξέω" (xeō - to scrape).

Usage: The Hebrew verb "kasas" primarily means to scrape or scratch, often in the context of cutting or trimming. It is used to describe actions that involve removing or cutting away material, whether for practical purposes or as part of a ritual or symbolic act.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, actions involving cutting or scraping were often associated with purification or preparation. For example, trimming or cutting could be part of preparing a sacrifice or maintaining cleanliness. The act of scraping or cutting could also symbolize separation or removal of impurity, reflecting the broader cultural emphasis on ritual purity and holiness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to compute
NASB Translation
divide (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[כָּסַס] verb compute (perhaps originally divide up, make small, fine; Late Hebrew chew; Aramaic break small (rare), usually (Aph`el etc.) correct, convict; Arabic pulverize; Assyrian kasâsu, perhaps cut in two, or up, whence kissatu, fodder) — only

Qal Imperfect2masculine plural אִישׁ לְפִי אָכְלוֺ תָּכֹסּוּ עַלהַֿשֶּׂה Exodus 12:4 (P) each one according to his eating shall ye compute for the lamb.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
make count

A primitive root; to estimate -- make count.

Forms and Transliterations
תָּכֹ֖סּוּ תכסו tā·ḵōs·sū taChossu tāḵōssū
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 12:4
HEB: לְפִ֣י אָכְל֔וֹ תָּכֹ֖סּוּ עַל־ הַשֶּֽׂה׃
NAS: should eat, you are to divide the lamb.
KJV: to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
INT: according to his eating divide and the lamb

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Strong's Hebrew 3699
1 Occurrence


tā·ḵōs·sū — 1 Occ.















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