Strong's Hebrew · H3680
H3680 kâçâh
כָּסָה
kaw-saw'
to cover
Looking for Greek G3680 oneidismós? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3680. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
kâçâh appears 151 times in Scripture, including Genesis 7:19 and Exodus 8:6. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
In the King James Version
clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 151 times in Scripture
“And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?”
“So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.”
“she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.”
“Finally, the waters completely prevailed upon the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.”
“They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.”
“Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.”
“The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.”
“Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?”
“and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.”
“They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).