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Lexicon :: Strong's H3680 - kāsâ

Aa
כָּסָה
Transliteration
kāsâ
Pronunciation
kaw-saw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1008

Strong’s Definitions

כָּסָה kâçâh, kaw-saw'; a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy):—clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 152x

The KJV translates Strong's H3680 in the following manner: cover (135x), hide (6x), conceal (4x), covering (2x), overwhelmed (2x), clad (1x), closed (1x), clothed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 152x
The KJV translates Strong's H3680 in the following manner: cover (135x), hide (6x), conceal (4x), covering (2x), overwhelmed (2x), clad (1x), closed (1x), clothed (1x).
  1. to cover, conceal, hide

    1. (Qal) conceal, covered (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be covered

    3. (Piel)

      1. to cover, clothe

      2. to cover, conceal

      3. to cover (for protection)

      4. to cover over, spread over

      5. to cover, overwhelm

    4. (Pual)

      1. to be covered

      2. to be clothed

    5. (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּסָה kâçâh, kaw-saw'; a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy):—clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.
STRONGS H3680: Abbreviations
† I. [כָּסָה] verb cover (Late Hebrew כָּסָה Pi; Aramaic כְּסָא chiefly Pa; bdb049101 Pa. hide, cover; bdb049102 covering, bdb049103 garment; Arabic bdb049104 (bdb049105) clothe, bdb049106 garment; Assyrian kusû, cover: kusîtu, garment DlHWB 342) —
Qal, only Participle active כֹּסֶה; —
1. conceal shame Proverbs 12:16; knowledge Proverbs 12:23.
2. passive (construct) כְּסוּי חֲטָאָה Psalm 32:1 covered in respect of sin (by God, which he thus puts out of sight) (|| נְשׂוּ־פֶּשַׁע).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נִכְסָ֑תָּה, covered, with waves Jeremiah 51:42; Infinitive construct הִכָּסוֺת Ezekiel 24:8, (blood) not to be covered.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular כִּסָּה Numbers 9:15 + 12 times; suffix כִּסָּהוּ Leviticus 17:13; Numbers 17:7; כִּסָּמוֺ Exodus 15:10; 3rd person feminine singular כִּסְּתָה Genesis 38:15 + 5 times; 1st person singular כִּסִּיתִי Psalm 32:5 + 3 times; כִּסֵּתִי Ezekiel 31:15 (strike out Co); כִּסֵּיתִי Ezekiel 32:7 + 13 times Perfect; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְכַסֶּה Isaiah 6:2 + 8 times; וַיְכַס Exodus 10:15 + 4 times; suffix יְכַסֶּ֑דָּ Habakkuk 2:17; יְכַסֶּנָּה Ezekiel 30:18; 3rd person masculine plural suffix יְכַסְיֻמוּ Exodus 15:5 + 41 times Imperfect; Imperative suffix כַּסּוּנוּ Hosea 10:8; Infinitive construct כַּסּוֺת Malachi 2:13 + 11 times; כַּסֹּת Numbers 4:15; suffix כַּסֹּתוֺ Exodus 26:13; Participle מְכַסֶּה Proverbs 10:18 + 12 times; plural מְכַסִּים Isaiah 11:9; feminine plural מְכַסּוֺת Ezekiel 1:11, 23 (twice in verse); —
1. cover, clothe Judges 4:19; Ezekiel 16:10 (2 accusative), Ezekiel 16:18; Jonah 3:6 is apparently reflexive, with accusative of garment (strange; read perhaps וַיִּכָּס); nakedness Genesis 9:23 (J), Exodus 28:42 (P), Ezekiel 16:8; Hosea 2:11; the naked Isaiah 58:7; Ezekiel 18:7, 16 (+ accusative of thing); the face and legs of seraphim Isaiah 6:2 (twice in verse); bodies of cherubim Ezekiel 1:11, 23 (twice in verse); the face Genesis 38:15 (J), Ezekiel 12:6, 12, figurative Job 23:17; earth with the great deep Psalm 104:6; heavens with glory Habakkuk 3:3; with בְּ of the clothing Genesis 38:14 (J), Deuteronomy 22:12, these two apparently reflexive, compare Jonah 3:6 above; Judges 4:18; 1 Kings 1:1; heaven with clouds Psalm 147:8, with glory Ezekiel 32:7.
2. cover, conceal blood Genesis 37:26 (J), Job 16:18; human ordure Deuteronomy 23:14; mountains conceal men from God Hosea 10:8; cover transgressions Job 31:33; Proverbs 17:9; Proverbs 28:13; iniquity Psalm 32:5; righteousness Psalm 40:11; hatred Proverbs 10:18; a thing Proverbs 11:13; face of judge so that he cannot see justice Job 9:24; rulers and seers Isaiah 29:10; with בְּ of covering Leviticus 17:13 (H), 1 Samuel 19:13; face by fat Job 15:27; sun by a cloud Ezekiel 32:7; with מִן from whom Genesis 18:17 (J), Job 33:17.
3. cover (with covering of protection), a pit Exodus 21:33 (Covt. code); with cloud of incense, the Kapporeth Leviticus 16:13 (P); coverings of the sacred tent, tabernacle, and their furniture Exodus 26:13; Numbers 4:9, 15 (P); with בְּ of the covering Numbers 4:5, 8, 11, 12 (P); Zion בְּצֵל יָדִי Isaiah 51:16.
4. cover, spread over, fat, the inwards Exodus 29:13, 22; Leviticus 3:3, 9, 14; Leviticus 4:8 (with עַל), Leviticus 7:3 (P); leprosy, the skin and flesh Leviticus 13:12, 13 (P); the cloud of the theophany, the mount Exodus 24:15, 16 (P), the tent of meeting Exodus 40:34; Numbers 17:7 (P), and the tabernacle Numbers 9:15, 16 (P); altar with tears Malachi 2:13 (2 accusative); Jerusalem with multitude of camels Isaiah 60:6; of handiwork 1 Kings 7:18, 41, 42 2 Chronicles 4:12, 13.
5. cover, overwhelm, followed by accusative, the sea the Egyptians Exodus 14:28 (P), Exodus 15:5, 10 (song), Joshua 24:7 (E), Psalm 78:53; Psalm 106:11; waters Job 22:11; Job 38:34; Psalm 104:9; Jeremiah 46:8; Ezekiel 26:19; locusts the eye of the land Exodus 10:5, 15 (J), also Israel Numbers 22:5, 11 (J); frogs the land Exodus 8:2 (P); quails the camp Exodus 16:13 (P); cloud the land Ezekiel 30:18; Ezekiel 38:9, 16; darkness the earth Isaiah 60:2; dust a city Ezekiel 26:10; the depths of the sea by God Job 36:30; with a reference to a person's shame Psalm 44:16; Psalm 69:8; Jeremiah 51:51; Obadiah 10; Micah 7:10; horror Psalm 55:6; Ezekiel 7:18; violence Proverbs 10:6, 11; Habakkuk 2:17; confusion Jeremiah 3:25; mischief Psalm 140:10; God covers sin Psalm 85:3 (|| נשׂא עון), compare Psalm 32:1 (Qal).
6. followed by על of person or thing covered, cover over: cherubim over the ark 2 Chronicles 5:8; over the dead, the earth Numbers 16:33 (JE), Psalm 106:17; Isaiah 26:21, worms Job 21:26; dust over blood Ezekiel 24:7; waters over the sea Habakkuk 2:14, compare לַיָּם Isaiah 11:9; (see Dr§ 135. 7 Obs.); love covereth over all sins Proverbs 10:12; God covereth over iniquity Nehemiah 3:37; people not to cover over a guilty person Deuteronomy 13:9; + accusative of object covering (DaSynt. § 75), figurative covering over the garment with violence Malachi 2:16; God's hands with light Job 36:32; + בְּ of covering Psalm 44:20.
Note.(אֵלֶיךָ) כִסִּתִי Psalm 143:9 is error for חָסִיתִי according to Greek Version of the LXX κατέφυγον SS, but חסה not construct with אֶלֿ; חִכִּיתִי Bae; הֶאֱבַלְתִּי כִּסֵּתִי עָלָיו אֶתתְּֿהוֺם Ezekiel 31:15 according to Co I caused the deep to mourn for them (strike out כסתי).
Pual. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural כָּסּוּ Psalm 80:11; Proverbs 24:31; Imperfect יְכֻסֶּה Ecclesiastes 6:4; plural וַיְכֻסּוּ Genesis 7:19, 20; Participle plural מְכֻסִּים 1 Chronicles 21:16; feminine plural מְכֻסּוֺת Ezekiel 41:16.
1. followed by accusative be covered, hills with shadow Psalm 80:11; mountains with water Genesis 7:19, 20 (P); field with nettles Proverbs 24:31; absolute, windows of temple Ezekiel 41:16.
2. followed by בְּ, be clothed, with sackcloth 1 Chronicles 21:16; name with darkness Ecclesiastes 6:4.
Hithp. Imperfect וַיִּתְכַּס Isaiah 37:1 = 2 Kings 19:1; 3rd person feminine singular תִּכַּסֶּה Proverbs 26:26; וַתִּתְכָּ֑ס Genesis 24:65; plural יִתְכַּסּוּ Isaiah 59:6; Jonah 3:8; Participle מִתְכַּסֶּה 1 Kings 11:29; plural מִתְכַּסִּים Isaiah 37:2 = 2 Kings 19:2; — cover, clothe oneself, absolute (of veil) Genesis 24:65 (J); with בְּ, of new garment 1 Kings 11:29; sackcloth 2 Kings 19:1, 2= Isaiah 37:1, 2; figurative of works Isaiah 59:6, of hatred with guile Proverbs 26:26; with accusative Jonah 3:5 (H8242 שַׂקִּים).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

7:19; 7:19; 7:20; 7:20; 9:23; 18:17; 24:65; 24:65; 37:26; 38:14; 38:15; 38:15

Exodus

8:2; 10:5; 10:15; 10:15; 14:28; 15:5; 15:5; 15:10; 15:10; 16:13; 21:33; 24:15; 24:16; 26:13; 26:13; 28:42; 29:13; 29:22; 40:34

Leviticus

3:3; 3:9; 3:14; 4:8; 7:3; 13:12; 13:13; 16:13; 17:13; 17:13

Numbers

4:5; 4:8; 4:9; 4:11; 4:12; 4:15; 4:15; 9:15; 9:15; 9:16; 16:33; 17:7; 17:7; 22:5; 22:11

Deuteronomy

13:9; 22:12; 23:14

Joshua

24:7

Judges

4:18; 4:19

1 Samuel

19:13

1 Kings

1:1; 7:18; 7:41; 7:42; 11:29; 11:29

2 Kings

19:1; 19:1; 19:2; 19:2

1 Chronicles

21:16; 21:16

2 Chronicles

4:12; 4:13; 5:8

Job

9:24; 15:27; 16:18; 21:26; 22:11; 23:17; 31:33; 33:17; 36:30; 36:32; 38:34

Psalms

32:1; 32:1; 32:5; 32:5; 40:11; 44:16; 44:20; 55:6; 69:8; 78:53; 80:11; 80:11; 85:3; 104:6; 104:9; 106:11; 106:17; 140:10; 143:9; 147:8

Proverbs

10:6; 10:11; 10:12; 10:18; 10:18; 11:13; 12:16; 12:23; 17:9; 24:31; 24:31; 26:26; 26:26; 28:13

Ecclesiastes

6:4; 6:4

Isaiah

6:2; 6:2; 11:9; 11:9; 26:21; 29:10; 37:1; 37:1; 37:2; 37:2; 51:16; 58:7; 59:6; 59:6; 60:2; 60:6

Jeremiah

3:25; 46:8; 51:42; 51:51

Ezekiel

1:11; 1:11; 1:23; 1:23; 7:18; 12:6; 12:12; 16:8; 16:10; 16:18; 18:7; 18:16; 24:7; 24:8; 26:10; 26:19; 30:18; 30:18; 31:15; 31:15; 32:7; 32:7; 32:7; 38:9; 38:16; 41:16; 41:16

Hosea

2:11; 10:8; 10:8

Obadiah

1:10

Jonah

3:5; 3:6; 3:6; 3:8

Micah

7:10

Habakkuk

2:14; 2:17; 2:17; 3:3

Malachi

2:13; 2:13; 2:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3680 matches the Hebrew כָּסָה (kāsâ),
which occurs 153 times in 149 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 3 / 3 (Pro 26:26–Mal 2:16)

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:26 -

Though his hatred is concealed by deception,

his evil will be revealed in the assembly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:13 -

The one who conceals his sins

will not prosper,

but whoever confesses and renounces them

will find mercy.

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:4 -

For he comes in futility and he goes in darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 6:2 -

Seraphim[fn] were standing above him; they each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:9 -

They will not harm or destroy each other

on my entire holy mountain,

for the land will be as full

of the knowledge of the LORD

as the sea is filled with water.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:21 -

For look, the LORD is coming from his place

to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity.

The earth will reveal the blood shed on it

and will no longer conceal her slain.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:10 -

For the LORD has poured out on you

an overwhelming urge to[fn] sleep;

he has shut your eyes (the prophets)

and covered your heads (the seers).

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:1 -

When King Hezekiah heard their report, he tore his clothes, covered himself with sackcloth, and went to the LORD’s temple.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:2 -

He sent Eliakim, who was in charge of the palace, Shebna the court secretary, and the leading priests, who were covered with sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 51:16 -

I have put my words in your mouth,

and covered you in the shadow of my hand,

in order to plant[fn] the heavens,

to found the earth,

and to say to Zion, “You are my people.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:7 -

“Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,

to bring the poor and homeless into your house,

to clothe the naked when you see him,

and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:6 -

Their webs cannot become clothing,

and they cannot cover themselves with their works.

Their works are sinful works,

and violent acts are in their hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:2 -

For look, darkness will cover the earth,

and total darkness the peoples;

but the LORD will shine over you,

and his glory will appear over you.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:6 -

Caravans of camels will cover your land[fn] —

young camels of Midian and Ephah —

all of them will come from Sheba.

They will carry gold and frankincense

and proclaim the praises of the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:25 -

“Let us lie down in our shame;

let our disgrace cover us.

We have sinned against the LORD our God,

both we and our ancestors,

from the time of our youth even to this day.

We have not obeyed the LORD our God.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:8 -

Egypt rises like the Nile,

and its waters churn like rivers.

He boasts, “I will go up, I will cover the earth;

I will destroy cities with their residents.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:42 -

The sea has risen over Babylon;

she is covered with its tumultuous waves.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:51 -

We are ashamed

because we have heard insults.

Humiliation covers our faces

because foreigners have entered

the holy places of the LORD’s temple.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:11 -

That is what their faces were like. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching that of another and two wings covering its body.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:23 -

and under the expanse their wings extended one toward another. They each also had two wings covering their bodies.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:18 -

They will put on sackcloth,

and horror will overwhelm them.

Shame will cover all their faces,

and all their heads will be bald.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:6 -

“And while they look on, lift the bags to your shoulder and take them out in the dark; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:12 -

“The prince who is among them will lift his bags to his shoulder in the dark and go out. They[fn] will dig through the wall to bring him out through it. He will cover his face so he cannot see the land with his eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8 -

“ ‘Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged myself to you, entered into a covenant with you ​— ​this is the declaration of the Lord GOD ​— ​and you became mine.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:10 -

“I clothed you in embroidered cloth and provided you with fine leather[fn] sandals. I also wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:18 -

“Then you took your embroidered clothing to cover them and set my oil and incense before them.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:7 -

“He doesn’t oppress anyone but returns his collateral to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:16 -

“He doesn’t oppress anyone, hold collateral, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:7 -

“For the blood she shed[fn] is still within her.

She put it out on the bare rock;

she didn’t pour it on the ground

to cover it with dust.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:8 -

“In order to stir up wrath and take vengeance,

I have put her blood on the bare rock,

so that it would not be covered.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:10 -

“His horses will be so numerous that their dust will cover you. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:19 -

For this is what the Lord GOD says: “When I make you a ruined city like other deserted cities, when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:18 -

“The day will be dark[fn] in Tehaphnehes,

when I break the yoke of Egypt there

and its proud strength

comes to an end in the city.

A cloud will cover Tehaphnehes,[fn]

and its surrounding villages will go into captivity.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:15 -

“ ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I caused grieving on the day the cedar went down to Sheol. I closed off the underground deep because of it:[fn] I held back the rivers of the deep, and its abundant water was restrained. I made Lebanon mourn on account of it, and all the trees of the field fainted because of it.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:7 -

“ ‘When I snuff you out,

I will cover the heavens

and darken their stars.

I will cover the sun with a cloud,

and the moon will not give its light.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:9 -

“You, all of your troops, and many peoples with you will advance, coming like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:16 -

“You will advance against my people Israel like a cloud covering the land. It will happen in the last days, Gog, that I will bring you against my land so that the nations may know me, when I demonstrate my holiness through you in their sight.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:16 -

the thresholds, the beveled windows, and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold ​— ​were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows (but the windows were covered),

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 -

Therefore, I will take back my grain in its time

and my new wine in its season;

I will take away my wool and linen,

which were to cover her nakedness.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:8 -

The high places of Aven, the sin of Israel,

will be destroyed;

thorns and thistles will grow over their altars.

They will say to the mountains, “Cover us! ”

and to the hills, “Fall on us! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxOba 1:10 -

You will be covered with shame

and destroyed forever

because of violence done to your brother Jacob.

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:6 -

When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Unchecked Copy BoxJon 3:8 -

Furthermore, both people and animals must be covered with sackcloth, and everyone must call out earnestly to God. Each must turn from his evil ways and from his wrongdoing.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:10 -

Then my enemy will see,

and she will be covered with shame,

the one who said to me,

“Where is the LORD your God? ”

My eyes will look at her in triumph;

at that time she will be trampled

like mud in the streets.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:14 -

For the earth will be filled

with the knowledge of the LORD’s glory,

as the water covers the sea.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:17 -

For your violence against Lebanon

will overwhelm you;

the destruction of animals will terrify you[fn]

because of your human bloodshed and violence

against lands, cities, and all who live in them.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:3 -

God comes from Teman,

the Holy One from Mount Paran.Selah

His splendor covers the heavens,

and the earth is full of his praise.

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:13 -

This is another thing you do. You are covering the LORD’s altar with tears, with weeping and groaning, because he no longer respects your offerings or receives them gladly from your hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 2:16 -

“If he hates and divorces his wife,” says the LORD God of Israel, “he[fn] covers his garment with injustice,” says the LORD of Armies. Therefore, watch yourselves carefully,[fn] and do not act treacherously.


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