Hebrew word study
כֹּפֶר H3724
- Transliteration
- kôpher
- Pronunciation
- ko'-fer
- KJV glosses
- bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.
Lexical summary
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in)
(specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing)
figuratively, a redemption-price
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in)
(specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing)
figuratively, a redemption-price
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information