Hebrew Study
Strong’s Concordance H5603
A readable Hebrew dictionary entry from Strong’s Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Transliteration
- caphan
- Pronunciation
- saw-fan'
- Occurrences
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- Strong’s number
- H5603
- Brief meaning
- To hide by covering, specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot, figuratively
- Source renderings
- cieled, cover, seated
- Root word
- a primitive root
- Full definition from the source
- To hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve. Root word: a primitive root.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary (1890); Bible Foundation text source; Michael Grier's 1996 ASCII e-text; CrossWire module 1.2.
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05603\ 5603 caphan saw-fan' a primitive root; to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve:--cieled, cover, seated.