Strong's H3730 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: כַּפְתֹּר (kaphtôr)

Pronunciation: kaf-tore'

POS: kaf-tore' Morph: n-m

Exegesis: or (Amos 9:1) ; probably from an unused root meaning to encircle;

Definition: or (Amos 9:1) כַּפְתּוֹר; probably from an unused root meaning to encircle; 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; knop, (upper) lintel.

KJV Usage: knop, (upper) lintel.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar
• 2. 1a) knob, bulb (as ornament)
• 3. 1b) capital (of a pillar)

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