1. כַּפְתּוֹר
capital, knob, bulb
The corpus record — Hebrew
כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥יהָ
kaphtor · n.m
capital, knob, bulb
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 18 · 0.59/10k
Senses
2. כַּפְתֹּר
a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of acolumn, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum
Attestations
- כַּפְתֹּרֶ֥י/הָ Exodus 25:31 (BHS)
- כַּפְתֹּ֣ר Exodus 25:33 (BHS)
- כַּפְתֹּ֣ר Exodus 25:33 (BHS)
- כַּפְתֹּרֶ֖י/הָ Exodus 25:34 (BHS)
- וְ/כַפְתֹּ֡ר Exodus 25:35 (BHS)
- וְ/כַפְתֹּר֙ Exodus 25:35 (BHS)
6 of 18 attestations shown.
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