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.
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
Occurrences
152 total
- 1 Samuel 19:13וַתְּכַ֖ס · and coveredThen Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
- 1 Kings 1:1וַיְכַסֻּ֙הוּ֙ · and though they covered himNow King David was old and well along in years, and though they covered him with blankets, he could not keep warm.
- 1 Kings 7:18לְכַסּ֤וֹת · to coverLikewise, he made the pillars with two rows of pomegranates around each grating to cover each capital atop the pillars.
- 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;
- 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);
- 1 Kings 11:29מִתְכַּסֶּה֙ · had wrapped himselfDuring 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.
- 2 Kings 19:1וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס · put onOn hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 19:2מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים · all wearingAnd he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz
- 1 Chronicles 21:16מְכֻסִּ֥ים · clothedWhen 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.
- 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;
- 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);
- 2 Chronicles 5:8וַיְכַסּ֧וּ · and overshadowedFor the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark and overshadowed the ark and its poles.
- Nehemiah 4:5תְּכַס֙ · cover upDo not cover up their iniquity or let their sin be blotted out from Your sight, for they have provoked the builders.
- Job 9:24יְכַסֶּ֑הThe earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
- Job 15:27כִסָּ֣ה · is coveredThough his face is covered with fat and his waistline bulges with flesh,
- Job 16:18תְּכַסִּ֣י · coverO earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry for help never be laid to rest.
- Job 21:26תְּכַסֶּ֥ה · cover themBut together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both.
- Job 22:11תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃ · covers you…it is so dark you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
- Job 23:17כִּסָּה־ · that coversYet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
- Job 31:33כִּסִּ֣יתִי · I have covered…if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,
- Job 33:17יְכַסֶּֽה׃ · and keep him…to turn a man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
- Job 36:30כִּסָּֽה׃ · and coversSee how He scatters His lightning around Him and covers the depths of the sea.
- Job 36:32כִּסָּה־ · He fillsHe fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.
- Job 38:34תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃ · covers youCan you command the clouds so that a flood of water covers you?
- Psalm 32:1כְּס֣וּי · are coveredOf David. A Maskil. Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
- Psalm 32:5כִסִּ֗יתִי · hideThen 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
- Psalm 40:10כִסִּ֨יתִי׀ · covered upI 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.
- Psalm 44:15כִּסָּֽתְנִי׃ · has coveredAll day long my disgrace is before me, and shame has covered my face,
- Psalm 44:19וַתְּכַ֖ס · You have covered usBut You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
- Psalm 55:5וַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִי · has overwhelmed meFear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
- Psalm 69:7כִּסְּתָ֖ה · has coveredFor I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
- Psalm 78:53כִּסָּ֥ה · engulfedHe led them safely, so they did not fear, but the sea engulfed their enemies.
- Psalm 80:10כָּסּ֣וּ · were coveredThe mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches.
- Psalm 85:2כִּסִּ֖יתָ · You coveredYou forgave the iniquity of Your people; You covered all their sin. Selah
- Psalm 104:6כִּסִּית֑וֹ · You coveredYou covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
- Psalm 104:9לְכַסּ֥וֹת · coverYou set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
- Psalm 106:11וַיְכַסּוּ־ · coveredThe waters covered their foes; not one of them remained.
- Psalm 106:17וַ֝תְּכַ֗ס · it coveredThe earth opened up and swallowed Dathan; it covered the assembly of Abiram.
- Psalm 140:9יְכַסּוּמוֹ׃ · be coveredMay the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
- Psalm 143:9כִסִּֽתִי׃ · for refugeDeliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
- 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.
- Proverbs 10:6יְכַסֶּ֥ה · concealsBlessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 10:11יְכַסֶּ֥ה · concealsThe mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 10:12תְּכַסֶּ֥ה · coversHatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
- Proverbs 10:18מְכַסֶּ֣ה · The one who concealsThe one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
- Proverbs 11:13מְכַסֶּ֥ה · keepsA gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.
- Proverbs 12:16וְכֹסֶ֖ה · overlooksA fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
- Proverbs 12:23כֹּ֣סֶה · keepsA shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
- Proverbs 17:9מְֽכַסֶּה־ · Whoever concealsWhoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- Proverbs 24:31כָּסּ֣וּ · had coveredThorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.