3712. kippah
Strong's Lexicon
kippah: Dome, Covering

Original Word: כִּפָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: kippah
Pronunciation: kip-PAH
Phonetic Spelling: (kip-paw')
Definition: Dome, Covering
Meaning: a leaf of a, palmtree

Word Origin: Derived from the root כָּפַף (kafaf), meaning "to bend" or "to cover."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "kippah," the concept of covering or protection can be related to Greek terms such as στέγη (stegē, G4721), meaning "roof" or "covering."

Usage: The term "kippah" in the Hebrew Bible is used to describe a covering or a dome-like structure. It is often associated with protective or sheltering elements, symbolizing God's provision and protection over His people.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, coverings and shelters were significant both practically and symbolically. They provided physical protection from the elements and were often used metaphorically to describe God's protective presence. The concept of a "kippah" as a covering can also be seen in the traditional Jewish head covering worn by men, symbolizing reverence and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of kaph
Definition
a branch, frond (of a palm tree)
NASB Translation
palm branch (3).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
כִּמָּה noun feminine branch frond (probably of palm tree, compare כַּף 3d); — ׳כ Isaiah 9:13; Isaiah 19:15 figurative of nobles, rulers (both opposed to אַגְמוֺן rush, i.e. high and low; "" רֹאשׁ וְזָנָב); with suffix כִּמָּתוֺ Job 15:32 (of wicked under figure of palm-tree).

I. כפר (of following; original meaning dubious, but most probably cover, compare Arabic cover, hide; > RS who thinks of Aramaic כָפַר, Pa`el wash away, rub off whence כֹּפֶר כִּמֶּר of washing away, obliteration of sin: Late Hebrew כִּמֶּר, Aramaic כַּמֵּר and derive.; Arabic an expiation (see RSOTJC 438; 2. 381 Kn on Leviticus 4:20 RiBegr. Der Sühne Wecompare 335 f. SmAT Rel. Geschichte. 321 NowArchaeology ii, 192 DrDeut 425 SchmollerSt,Kr. 1891, 205 ff. LagBN 230 ff.)). **On original meaning compare now DrHast. DB PROPITIATION; also Assyrian kuppuru, purify (and derivatives takpirtu) ZimKAT 3. 601 f. MorgensternSin in Babylonian Religion (MVG 1905, 3) 44, 122.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
branch

Feminine of kaph; a leaf of a palm-tree -- branch.

see HEBREW kaph

Forms and Transliterations
וְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹ וכפתו כִּפָּ֥ה כפה kip·pāh kipPah kippāh vechippaTo wə·ḵip·pā·ṯōw wəḵippāṯōw
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 15:32
HEB: י֭וֹמוֹ תִּמָּלֵ֑א וְ֝כִפָּת֗וֹ לֹ֣א רַעֲנָֽנָה׃
NAS: his time, And his palm branch will not be green.
KJV: his time, and his branch shall not be green.
INT: his time will be accomplished and his palm before shall not be green

Isaiah 9:14
HEB: רֹ֧אשׁ וְזָנָ֛ב כִּפָּ֥ה וְאַגְמ֖וֹן י֥וֹם
NAS: from Israel, [Both] palm branch and bulrush
KJV: head and tail, branch and rush, in one
INT: head and tail palm and bulrush day

Isaiah 19:15
HEB: רֹ֥אשׁ וְזָנָ֖ב כִּפָּ֥ה וְאַגְמֽוֹן׃ ס
NAS: or tail, [its] palm branch or bulrush,
KJV: or tail, branch or rush,
INT: head tail palm bulrush

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3712
3 Occurrences


kip·pāh — 2 Occ.
wə·ḵip·pā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.
















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