Strong's Hebrew · H3724
H3724 kôpher
כֹּפֶר
ko'-fer
ransom
Looking for Greek G3724 horízō? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H3724. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
kôpher appears 17 times in Scripture, including Genesis 6:14 and Exodus 21:30. 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, 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
In the King James Version
bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.
Derivation
from H3722 (כָּפַר);
Appears 17 times in Scripture
“Be careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.”
“Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,”
“The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.”
“Nor should you accept a ransom for the person who flees to a city of refuge and allow him to return and live on his own land before the death of the high priest.”
“to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’”
“Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out.”
“You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.”
““When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered.”
“If payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.”
“Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.””
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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).
