כָּסוּי
ka.suy
covering
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word "ka.suy" (H3681) means "covering." When analyzing its usage in the Bible, this term is associated with a physical action. Given its definition and domain, "ka.suy" likely refers to a physical object or fabric used to conceal or obscure something. The two occurrences of "ka.suy" in the Bible suggest it's a relatively rare term, but one with significant connotations. This covering might be used to protect or disguise an object, person, or area from view or external elements. Without more context, the scope of its application in Bible narratives remains limited, but it implies a tangible aspect of physical action in the scriptural account.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.
Numbers 4:14They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.