כָּסָה

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hebrewOld TestamentVerb152 occurrences26 books149 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Traditional renderings: clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כָּסָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

152 total
  1. 1 Samuel 19:13וַתְּכַ֖ס · and covered
    Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
  2. 1 Kings 1:1וַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙ · and though they covered him
    Now King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
  3. 1 Kings 7:18לְכַסּ֤וֹת · to cover
    Likewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
  4. 1 Kings 7:41לְכַסּ֗וֹת · covering
    …the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
  5. 1 Kings 7:42לְכַסּ֗וֹת · covering
    …the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);
  6. 1 Kings 11:29מִתְכַּסֶּה֙ · had wrapped himself
    During that time, the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met Jeroboam on the road as he was going out of Jerusalem. Now Ahijah had wrapped himself in a new cloak, and the two of them were alone in the open field.
  7. 2 Kings 19:1וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס · put on
    On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
  8. 2 Kings 19:2מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים · all wearing
    And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
  9. 1 Chronicles 21:16מְכֻסִּ֥ים · clothed
    When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
  10. 2 Chronicles 4:12לְכַסּ֗וֹת · covering
    …the two pillars; the two bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars; the two sets of network covering both bowls of the capitals atop the pillars;
  11. 2 Chronicles 4:13לְכַסּ֗וֹת · covering
    …the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of network (two rows of pomegranates for each network covering both the bowl-shaped capitals atop the pillars);
  12. 2 Chronicles 5:8וַיְכַסּ֧וּ · and overshadowed
    For the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.
  13. Nehemiah 4:5תְּכַס֙ · cover up
    Do not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.
  14. Job 9:24יְכַסֶּ֑ה
    The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
  15. Job 15:27כִסָּ֣ה · is covered
    Though his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
  16. Job 16:18תְּכַסִּ֣י · cover
    O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
  17. Job 21:26תְּכַסֶּ֥ה · cover them
    But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
  18. Job 22:11תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃ · covers you
    …it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
  19. Job 23:17כִּסָּה־ · that covers
    Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
  20. Job 31:33כִּסִּ֣יתִי · I have covered
    …if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
  21. Job 33:17יְכַסֶּֽה׃ · and keep him
    …to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
  22. Job 36:30כִּסָּֽה׃ · and covers
    See how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
  23. Job 36:32כִּסָּה־ · He fills
    He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
  24. Job 38:34תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃ · covers you
    Can you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
  25. Psalm 32:1כְּס֣וּי · are covered
    Of David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
  26. Psalm 32:5כִסִּ֗יתִי · hide
    Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
  27. Psalm 40:10כִסִּ֨יתִי׀ · covered up
    I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
  28. Psalm 44:15כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃ · has covered
    All day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
  29. Psalm 44:19וַתְּכַ֖ס · You have covered us
    But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
  30. Psalm 55:5וַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִי · has overwhelmed me
    Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
  31. Psalm 69:7כִּסְּתָ֖ה · has covered
    For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
  32. Psalm 78:53כִּסָּ֥ה · engulfed
    He led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.
  33. Psalm 80:10כָּסּ֣וּ · were covered
    The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.
  34. Psalm 85:2כִּסִּ֖יתָ · You covered
    You forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
  35. Psalm 104:6כִּסִּית֑וֹ · You covered
    You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
  36. Psalm 104:9לְכַסּ֥וֹת · cover
    You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
  37. Psalm 106:11וַיְכַסּוּ־ · covered
    The waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.
  38. Psalm 106:17וַ֝תְּכַ֗ס · it covered
    The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
  39. Psalm 140:9יְכַסּוּמוֹ׃ · be covered
    May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
  40. Psalm 143:9כִסִּֽתִי׃ · for refuge
    Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
  41. Psalm 147:8הַֽמְכַסֶּ֬ה · who covers
    …who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
  42. Proverbs 10:6יְכַסֶּ֥ה · conceals
    Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
  43. Proverbs 10:11יְכַסֶּ֥ה · conceals
    The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
  44. Proverbs 10:12תְּכַסֶּ֥ה · covers
    Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
  45. Proverbs 10:18מְכַסֶּ֣ה · The one who conceals
    The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
  46. Proverbs 11:13מְכַסֶּ֥ה · keeps
    A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
  47. Proverbs 12:16וְכֹסֶ֖ה · overlooks
    A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
  48. Proverbs 12:23כֹּ֣סֶה · keeps
    A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
  49. Proverbs 17:9מְֽכַסֶּה־ · Whoever conceals
    Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
  50. Proverbs 24:31כָּסּ֣וּ · had covered
    Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.