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Lexicon :: Strong's H3715 - kᵊp̄îr

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כְּפִיר
Transliteration
kᵊp̄îr
Pronunciation
kef-eer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1025a,1025d

Strong’s Definitions

כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr, kef-eer'; from H3722; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane):—(young) lion, village. Compare H3723.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H3715 in the following manner: lion (30x), villages (1x), young (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H3715 in the following manner: lion (30x), villages (1x), young (1x).

  1. young lion

  2. village

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr, kef-eer'; from H3722; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane):—(young) lion, village. Compare H3723.
STRONGS H3715: Abbreviations
† כְּפִיר noun masculine young lion; — כ׳ Judges 14:5 + 16 times; plural כְּפִרִים Jeremiah 2:15 + 3 times; כְּפִירִים Zechariah 11:3 + 7 times; suffix כְּפִירַיִךְ Nahum 2:14; כְּפִירֶיהָ Ezekiel 38:13 (Co reads כנעניה); — literal אֲרָיוֺת כ׳ Judges 14:5 young lion of lions; Amos 3:4; Psalm 17:12. It differs from whelp גּוּר Ezekiel 19:2, 3 as old enough to hunt its prey, Jeremiah 25:38; Isaiah 11:6; Zechariah 11:3; Psalm 104:21; in simile of roar of hostile army Isaiah 5:29 ׅ || (לָבִיא compare Jeremiah 51:38 ׅ || (גּוֺרֵי אריות; similie of י׳'s invincible might Isaiah 31:4 ׅ || (אַרְיֵה; of Israel among the nations, Micah 5:7; of Assyrian princes Nahum 2:12; of prince of Israel Ezekiel 19:5, 6; other cases are: || לָבִיא Job 38:39; || שַׁחַל Hosea 5:14; Psalm 91:13; Job 4:10; of bloodthirsty enemies Psalm 34:11; Psalm 35:17; Psalm 58:7; Jeremiah 2:15; גוים כ׳ Ezekiel 32:2, of young warriors Nahum 2:14; Ezekiel 38:13 (?; see Co above); righteous compared with, Proverbs 28:1; king's wrath like roaring of, Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 20:2; of one of faces of cherubim Ezekiel 41:19.

כְּפִירִים Nehemiah 6:2, probably = foregoing H3716 (Greek Version of the LXX and others appellative noun = villages).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

14:5; 14:5

Nehemiah

6:2

Job

4:10; 38:39

Psalms

17:12; 34:11; 35:17; 58:7; 91:13; 104:21

Proverbs

19:12; 20:2; 28:1

Isaiah

5:29; 11:6; 31:4

Jeremiah

2:15; 2:15; 25:38; 51:38

Ezekiel

19:2; 19:3; 19:5; 19:6; 32:2; 38:13; 38:13; 41:19

Hosea

5:14

Amos

3:4

Micah

5:7

Nahum

2:12

Zechariah

11:3; 11:3

H3715

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3715 matches the Hebrew כְּפִיר (kᵊp̄îr),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5 - Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young H3715 lion came roaring toward him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:2 - then Sanballat and Geshem sent a message to me, saying, “Come, let us meet together at [fn]Chephirim H3715 in the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to [fn]harm me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:10 - “The roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young H3715 lions H3715 are broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 - “Can you hunt the prey for the lion,
Or satisfy the appetite of the young H3715 lions, H3715

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:12 - He is like a lion that is eager to tear,
And as a young H3715 lion H3715 lurking in hiding places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - The young H3715 lions H3715 do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 - Lord, how long will You look on?
Rescue my soul from their ravages,
My only life from the lions. H3715

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6 - O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young H3715 lions, H3715 O LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:13 - You will tread upon the lion and cobra,
The young H3715 lion H3715 and the [fn]serpent you will trample down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:21 - The young H3715 lions H3715 roar after their prey
[fn]And seek their food from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12 - The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, H3715
But his favor is like dew on the grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 - The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; H3715
He who provokes him to anger [fn]forfeits his own life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1 - The wicked flee when no one is pursuing,
But the righteous are [fn]bold as a lion. H3715

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:29 - Its roaring is like a lioness, and it roars like young H3715 lions; H3715
It growls as it seizes the prey
And carries it off with no one to deliver it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:6 - And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young H3715 lion H3715 [fn]and the fatling together;
And a little boy will lead them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - For thus says the LORD to me,
“As the lion or the young H3715 lion H3715 growls over his prey,
Against which a band of shepherds is called out,
And he will not be terrified at their voice nor disturbed at their noise,
So will the LORD of hosts come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 - “The young H3715 lions H3715 have roared at him,
They have [fn]roared loudly.
And they have made his land a waste;
His cities have been destroyed, without inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:38 - “He has left His hiding place like the lion; H3715
For their land has become a horror
Because of the fierceness of the [fn]oppressing sword
And because of His fierce anger.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:38 - “They will roar together like young H3715 lions, H3715
They will growl like lions’ cubs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:2 - and say,
‘[fn]What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young H3715 lions, H3715
She reared her cubs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:3 - ‘When she brought up one of her cubs,
He became a lion, H3715
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:5 - ‘When she saw, as she waited,
That her hope was lost,
She took [fn]another of her cubs
And made him a young H3715 lion. H3715

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:6 - ‘And he walked about among the lions;
He became a young H3715 lion, H3715
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:2 - “Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him,
‘You [fn]compared yourself to a young H3715 lion H3715 of the nations,
Yet you are like the monster in the seas;
And you burst forth in your rivers
And muddied the waters with your feet
And [fn]fouled their rivers.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 - “Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish with all its [fn]villages will say to you, ‘Have you come to capture spoil? Have you assembled your company to seize plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to capture great spoil?’”’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:19 - a man’s face toward the palm tree on one side and a young H3715 lion’s H3715 face toward the palm tree on the other side; they were [fn]carved on all the house all around.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:14 - For I will be like a lion to Ephraim
And like a young H3715 lion H3715 to the house of Judah.
I, even I, will tear to pieces and go away,
I will carry away, and there will be none to deliver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young H3715 lion H3715 [fn]growl from his den unless he has captured something?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:8 - The remnant of Jacob
Will be among the nations,
Among many peoples
Like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young H3715 lion H3715 among flocks of sheep,
Which, if he passes through,
Tramples down and tears,
And there is none to rescue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 - Where is the den of the lions
And the feeding place of the young H3715 lions, H3715
Where the lion, lioness and lion’s cub prowled,
With nothing to disturb them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of hosts. “I will burn up her chariots in smoke, a sword will devour your young H3715 lions; H3715 I will cut off your prey from the land, and no longer will the voice of your messengers be heard.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:3 - There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail,
For their glory is ruined;
There is a sound of the young H3715 lions’ H3715 roar,
For the [fn]pride of the Jordan is ruined.
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