Word Study · Strong's H3724 · Hebrew
כֹּפֶר
kopher
ko'-fer
Strong's 1890 spelling: kôpher
“properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
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
Rendered in the KJV as
bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom, satisfaction, sum of money, village.
- 17occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 17 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- כֹ֔פֶר3
- כֹּ֣פֶר3
- בַּכֹּֽפֶר׃1
- הַכֹּ֤פֶר׀1
- כֹ֙פֶר֙1
- כֹּ֖פֶר1
- כֹּ֧פֶר1
- כֹּ֝֗פֶר1
- כֹּ֑פֶר1
- כֹֽפֶר׃1
- כָּפְרֽוֹ׃1
- כְּפָרִ֖ים1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- a ransom5
- [the] ransom of2
- ransom2
- [is] a ransom1
- [the] ransom1
- henna plants1
- ransom his1
- ransom your1
- the henna blossom1
- the village[s] of1
- with the pitch1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · masculine singular9
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · masculine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 9
- HNcmsc · 3
- HNcmpa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HRd/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 17, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 21:30כֹּ֖פֶרkofernoun · masculine singularIf payment is demanded of him instead, he may redeem his life by paying the full amount demanded of him.here: a ransom
- Exodus 30:12כֹּ֧פֶרkofernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“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.here: [the] ransom of
Numbers2 occurrences
- Numbers 35:31כֹ֙פֶר֙khofernoun · masculine singularYou are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who deserves to die; he must surely be put to death.here: a ransom
- Numbers 35:32כֹ֔פֶרkhofernoun · masculine singularNor 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.here: a ransom
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 6:18כֹּ֣פֶרkofernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)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.here: the village[s] of
- 1 Samuel 12:3כֹ֔פֶרkhofernoun · masculine singularHere 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.”here: a ransom
Job2 occurrences
- Job 33:24כֹֽפֶר׃khofernoun · masculine singularto be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’here: a ransom
- Job 36:18כֹּ֝֗פֶרkofernoun · masculine singularBe careful that no one lures you with riches; do not let a large bribe lead you astray.here: [the] ransom
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 6:35כֹּ֑פֶרkofernoun · masculine singularHe will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.here: ransom
- Proverbs 13:8כֹּ֣פֶרkofernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.here: [the] ransom of
- Proverbs 21:18כֹּ֣פֶרkofernoun · masculine singularThe wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.here: [is] a ransom
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 1:14הַכֹּ֤פֶר׀hakoferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularMy beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.here: the henna blossom
- Song of Solomon 4:13כְּפָרִ֖יםkefarimnoun · masculine pluralYour branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,here: henna plants