כְּפוֹר
ke.phor
bowl
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Kephōr (כְּפוֹר): A Biblical Vessel The Hebrew word *kephōr* refers to a bowl—a basic container vessel used in biblical contexts. With nine occurrences throughout the Bible, it represents a functional object of everyday significance in ancient Israelite material culture. The term denotes a simple, practical item rather than a specialized or ceremonial object, though its specific applications in biblical texts would determine its precise role in any given context. While the lexical data provided does not specify the size, material composition, or exact ceremonial versus domestic uses of the *kephōr*, its presence across nine biblical passages suggests it was common enough to merit repeated mention in scriptural texts. The straightforward definition as "bowl" indicates this was a recognizable, unnamed vessel type that Hebrew speakers would have encountered in both ordinary and potentially religious settings. Without access to the specific passages where it appears, the full range of its usage—whether primarily domestic, ritual, or both—remains within the scope of the provided occurrences but cannot be detailed from the lexicon data alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
thirty bowls of gold, four hundred ten silver bowls of a second sort, and one thousand other vessels.
Ezra 1:10thirty bowls of gold, four hundred ten silver bowls of a second sort, and one thousand other vessels.
Ezra 8:27twenty bowls of gold weighing one thousand darics; and two vessels of fine bright bronze, precious as gold.
1 Chronicles 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
1 Chronicles 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
1 Chronicles 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
1 Chronicles 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
1 Chronicles 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;
1 Chronicles 28:17and the forks, the basins, and the cups, of pure gold; and for the golden bowls by weight for every bowl; and for the silver bowls by weight for every bowl;