כָּפַר
ka.phar
to cover
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the Hebrew word כָּפַר (ka.phar) means "to cover". This action can be understood literally, implying the act of placing something over or onto another object or surface. The semantic domain of "Physical Action" suggests that this word is primarily focused on a tangible action. Given its single occurrence in the Bible, it's difficult to draw broader conclusions about the word's range of usage. However, as a verb that means "to cover", it likely appears in contexts where covering something is relevant. Without more information, we can only speculate on the potential significance of this word.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text