כָּסָה (H3680) — Hebrew Lexicon

כָּסָה

𐤊𐤎𐤄

kâçâh

H3680 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To cover over, conceal, or hide something; to place something over or upon in order to provide covering, protection, or concealment. Also used metaphorically to mean forgive or atone for (sin), as in 'covering' or 'removing' guilt or offense. The verb can refer to physical acts (such as covering objects, people, or the earth) or to figurative actions (such as covering shame, sin, or fault).

Semantic Range

to cover, to conceal something from view, to clothe or provide covering for, to hide (oneself or someone/something), to overlay or envelop, to overwhelm, to forgive or remove guilt (metaphorically), to protect by covering, to cover shame or disgrace

Root / Etymology

Root: כסה. The root כסה primarily means 'to cover' or 'to conceal.' This verb is a straightforward derivative of the root, preserving its core sense in nearly all its forms. There is some debate about ultimate etymology, with possible links to similar Semitic roots (cf. Aramaic and Arabic cognates), but it is generally treated as a distinct Hebrew root.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Throughout the Hebrew Bible, כָּסָה is used in a variety of contexts, from covering the altar with ashes (Num 4:13), concealing physical objects (Gen 7:19; covering mountains with water), and providing clothing (Isa 61:10), to metaphorical uses such as covering shame (Gen 9:23) and, notably, the concept of atonement and forgiveness where sins are 'covered' (Ps 32:1, Prov 10:12). In priestly and wisdom literature, 'to cover' can be synonymous with absolving or removing guilt, though the word itself does not inherently mean 'to forgive.' Later translation traditions, such as the Septuagint and English versions, sometimes extend the metaphor in ways that may obscure the nuance of the Hebrew, where the emphasis is often on the action of concealing or protecting. The standard English 'to cover' fails to capture some ritual and social nuances, such as covering disgrace or providing protective shelter. The related root כָּשָׂה (with sin as the final radical) is a separate and much rarer term, and should not be conflated with כָּסָה.

Translation Consistency

primary "cover" 42 occurrences

'Cover' is the most natural, common English verb that fits the full semantic range of כָּסָה — physical covering, concealing, clothing, and the common metaphorical sense of covering/forgiving sin. It preserves consistency across all forms and matches the majority of existing renderings.

Alternatives (8 occurrences):

"covering-one" (8x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

כסה (keçeʼ) — to cover, conceal, hide

Root כסה to cover, to conceal, to hide

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H3677	כֶּסֶא	full moon
H3678	כִּסֵּא	the throne
H3681	כָּסוּי	covering-of
H3682	כְּסוּת	covering-of
H3704	כֶּסֶת	covering-cushions
H4372	מִכְסֶה	in covering-of
H4373	מִכְסָה	by assessment of
H4374	מְכַסֶּה	your covering

Word Forms

75 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H3680-23`	לְ/כַסּ֤וֹת	lekhasot	`HR/Vpc`	to-cover	to thoroughly cover	to thoroughly cover	12
`H3680-03`	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֣ה	hamekhaseh	`HTd/Vprmsa`	that covers	the covering-one	the covering-one	9
`H3680-65`	יְכַסֶּ֔ה	yekhaseh	`HVpi3ms`	he covered	he covers over	he covers over	9
`H3680-13`	כִּסָּה	kisah	`HVpp3ms`	covered	he fully covered	he fully covered	8
`H3680-43`	וַ/תְּכַ֖ס	vatekhas	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and covered	she covered over	and it covered over	7
`H3680-34`	תְכַסֶּ֖ה	tekhaseh	`HVpi2ms`	you shall cover	you thoroughly cover	you thoroughly cover	6
`H3680-48`	וַ/יְכַ֞ס	vayekhas	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and covered	and he covered over	and he covered over	5
`H3680-61`	וְ/כִ֨סּוּ	vekhisu	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and cover	and they covered over	and they covered over	5
`H3680-25`	מְכַסֶּ֣ה	mekhaseh	`HVprmsa`	conceals	one who covers over	one who covers over	4
`H3680-50`	וַ/יְכַסּ֧וּ	vayekhasu	`HC/Vpw3mp`	and covered	and they covered over	and they covered over	4
`H3680-12`	כִסִּ֗יתִי	khisiti	`HVpp1cs`	I have hidden myself	I covered over	I covered over	3
`H3680-27`	מְכַסּ֔וֹת	mekhasot	`HVprfpa`	covering	covering ones	covering ones	3
`H3680-35`	תְּכַסֶּֽ/ךָּ	tekhasekha	`HVpi3fs/Sp2ms`	covers you	she will cover you over	it will cover you over	3
`H3680-54`	וְ/כִסָּה֙	vekhisah	`HC/Vpq3ms`	and-he-covers	and he covered over	and he covers	3
`H3680-06`	כָּסּ֣וּ	kasu	`HVPp3cp`	covered	they were covered over	they were covered over	2
`H3680-09`	כִסָּ֣ה	khisah	`HVpp3ms`	he has covered	he has covered over	he has covered over	2
`H3680-11`	כִסְּתָ֖ה	khisetah	`HVpp3fs`	has covered	she covered over	she covered over	2
`H3680-16`	כִּסְּתָ֥ה	kisetah	`HVpp3fs`	has covered	she has fully covered	it has fully covered	2
`H3680-31`	מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים	mitekasim	`HVtrmpa`	covered	those covering themselves	those covering themselves	2
`H3680-44`	וַ/תְּכַסֵּ֖/הוּ	vatekhasehu	`HC/Vpw3fs/Sp3ms`	and covered-him	and she intensively covered him	and she covered him	2
`H3680-49`	וַ/יְכַסֵּ֥/הוּ	vayekhasehu	`HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms`	and covered him	and he thoroughly covered him	and he thoroughly covered him	2
`H3680-52`	וַ/יְכֻסּ֗וּ	vayekhusu	`HC/VPw3mp`	and were covered	and they were covered over	and they were covered over	2
`H3680-53`	וַ/יִּתְכַּ֣ס	vayitekas	`HC/Vtw3ms`	and covered himself	and he covered himself	and he covered himself	2
`H3680-56`	וְ/כִסְּתָ֥ה	vekhisetah	`HC/Vpp3fs`	and covers	and she thoroughly covered	and it thoroughly covered	2
`H3680-70`	יְכַסֶּ֑/נּוּ	yekhasenu	`HVpi3ms/Sp3ms`	covered it	he will intensely cover him	covered it	2
`H3680-01`	אֲכַסֶּה	akhaseh	`HVpi1cs`	I will cover	I will fully cover	I will fully cover	1
`H3680-02`	אֲכַסֶּ֔/נּוּ	akhasenu	`HVpi1cs/Sp3ms`	I-will-cover-it	I will intensively cover him	I will cover it	1
`H3680-04`	הִכָּסֽוֹת	hikasot	`HVNc`	be covered	to be covered over	to be covered over	1
`H3680-05`	כַּסּ֤וֹת	kasot	`HVpc`	covering	to cover over	covering over	1
`H3680-07`	כַּסּ֔וּ/נוּ	kasunu	`HVpv2mp/Sp1cp`	cover us	Cover us over	cover us over	1
`H3680-08`	כְּס֣וּי	kesuy	`HVqsmsc`	whose sin is covered	covering-of	covering-of	1
`H3680-10`	כִסָּ֖ה/וּ	khisahu	`HVpp3ms/Sp3ms`	had covered it	he fully covered him	had covered it	1
`H3680-14`	כִּסָּ֣/מוֹ	kisamo	`HVpp3ms/Sp3mp`	covered them	he covered them over	he covered them over	1
`H3680-15`	כִּסָּֽתְ/נִי	kisateni	`HVpp3fs/Sp1cs`	covers me	she covered me over	covers me	1
`H3680-17`	כִּסֵּ֤תִי	kiseti	`HVpp1cs`	I covered	I covered over	I covered over	1
`H3680-18`	כִּסִּ֖יתָ	kisita	`HVpp2ms`	you have covered	you have covered over	you have covered	1
`H3680-19`	כִּסִּ֣יתִי	kisiti	`HVpp1cs`	I have covered	I have covered over	I have covered over	1
`H3680-20`	כִּסִּיתִ֑י/ךָ	kisitikha	`HVpp1cs/Sp2ms`	I-have-covered-you	I covered you over	I have covered you	1
`H3680-21`	כִּסִּית֑/וֹ	kisito	`HVpp2ms/Sp3ms`	you covered it	you covered him	you covered it	1
`H3680-22`	כֹּ֣סֶה	koseh	`HVqrmsa`	conceals	the one who covers	the one who covers	1
`H3680-24`	לְ/כַסֹּתֽ/וֹ	lekhasoto	`HR/Vpc/Sp3ms`	to cover it	to fully cover him	to fully cover it	1
`H3680-26`	מְכַסִּֽים	mekhasim	`HVprmpa`	cover	those who cover over	cover	1
`H3680-28`	מְכֻסִּ֥ים	mekhusim	`HVPsmpa`	clothed	covered ones	covered ones	1
`H3680-29`	מְכֻסּֽוֹת	mekhusot	`HVPsfpa`	were covered	covered-over ones	covered ones	1
`H3680-30`	מִתְכַּסֶּה֙	mitekaseh	`HVtrmsa`	had clothed himself	the one covering himself	covering himself	1
`H3680-32`	נִכְסָֽתָה	nikhesatah	`HVNp3fs`	she is covered	she was covered	it is covered	1
`H3680-33`	תְּכַס֙	tekhas	`HVpj2ms`	cover	may you completely cover	cover	1
`H3680-36`	תְּכַסֵּ֗/ךְ	tekhasekhe	`HVpi3fs/Sp2fs`	will cover you	she will fully cover you	will cover you	1
`H3680-37`	תְּכַסִּ֣י	tekhasi	`HVpj2fs`	cover	may you cover over	cover	1
`H3680-38`	תִּכַּסֶּ֣ה	tikaseh	`HVNi3fs`	is covered	she will be covered	it will be covered	1
`H3680-39`	וּ/תְכַסֶּ֣/הָ	utekhaseha	`HC/Vpi3fs/Sp3fs`	and shame will cover her	and she will cover her	and shame will cover her	1
`H3680-40`	וּֽ/תְכַסֵּ/נוּ֮	utekhasenu	`HC/Vpi3fs/Sp1cp`	and let it cover us	and she will cover us	and let it cover us	1
`H3680-41`	וָ/אֲכַסֶּ֖ה	vaakhaseh	`HC/Vpw1cs`	and I covered	and I covered over	and I covered	1
`H3680-42`	וַ/אֲכַסֵּ֖/ךְ	vaakhasekhe	`HC/Vpw1cs/Sp2fs`	and I covered you	and I covered you	and I covered you	1
`H3680-45`	וַ֝/תְּכַסֵּ֗/נִי	vatekhaseni	`HC/Vpw3fs/Sp1cs`	and horror has overwhelmed me	and she covered me over	and has covered me	1
`H3680-46`	וַ/תְּכַסִּ֑י/ם	vatekhasim	`HC/Vpw2fs/Sp3mp`	and you covered them	and you covered them	and you covered them	1
`H3680-47`	וַ/תִּתְכָּֽס	vatitekas	`HC/Vtw3fs`	and covered herself	she covered herself	she covered herself	1
`H3680-51`	וַ/יְכַסֻּ֨/הוּ֙	vayekhasuhu	`HC/Vpw3mp/Sp3ms`	they covered him	they thoroughly covered him	they thoroughly covered him	1
`H3680-55`	וְ/כִסָּ֖/הוּ	vekhisahu	`HC/Vpq3ms/Sp3ms`	and cover it	and he covered him	and he shall cover it	1
`H3680-57`	וְ/כִסֵּיתִ֤י	vekhiseyti	`HC/Vpq1cs`	and-I-will-cover	and I covered over	and I will cover over	1
`H3680-58`	וְ/כִסִּ֖ינוּ	vekhisinu	`HC/Vpq1cp`	and cover up	and we covered over	and we cover over	1
`H3680-59`	וְ/כִסִּ֥יתָ	vekhisita	`HC/Vpq2ms`	and-you-will-cover	and you will thoroughly cover	and you shall cover	1
`H3680-60`	וְ/כִסִּית֔/וֹ	vekhisito	`HC/Vpq2ms/Sp3ms`	and cover him	and you covered him over	and you cover him	1
`H3680-62`	וְ/כִסּ֖וּ/ךְ	vekhisukhe	`HC/Vpq3cp/Sp2fs`	and-cover-you	and they covered you	and they covered you	1
`H3680-63`	וְ/כֹסֶ֖ה	vekhoseh	`HC/Vqrmsa`	covers	one who covers	one who covers	1
`H3680-64`	וְ/יִתְכַּסּ֣וּ	veyitekasu	`HC/Vti3mp`	and let them cover themselves	they will cover themselves	and let them cover themselves	1
`H3680-66`	יְכַסֶּ֔/ךָּ	yekhasekha	`HVpi3ms/Sp2ms`	will cover you	he will fully cover you	it will fully cover you	1
`H3680-67`	יְכַסֵּ֣/ךְ	yekhasekhe	`HVpi3ms/Sp2fs`	will cover you	He will fully cover you	he will fully cover you	1
`H3680-68`	יְכַסֵּֽ/מוֹ	yekhasemo	`HVpj3ms/Sp3mp`	let cover them	may he thoroughly cover them	may he thoroughly cover them	1
`H3680-69`	יְכַסֶּ֔/נָּה	yekhasenah	`HVpi3ms/Sp3fs`	will cover it	he will thoroughly cover her	it will thoroughly cover her	1
`H3680-71`	יְכַסְיֻ֑/מוּ	yekhaseyumu	`HVpi3mp/Sp3mp`	have covered them	they will cover them	covered them	1
`H3680-72`	יְכַסּ֥וּ	yekhasu	`HVpi3mp`	cover	they will thoroughly cover	they will thoroughly cover	1
`H3680-73`	יְכֻסֶּֽה	yekhuseh	`HVPi3ms`		he will be covered over	it will be covered over	1
`H3680-74`	יִתְכַּסּ֖וּ	yitekasu	`HVti3mp`	shall they cover themselves	they will cover themselves	they will cover themselves	1
`H3680-75`	יכסו/מו	ykhsvmv	`HVpj3mp/Sp3mp`	cover them	may they cover them over	may they cover them over	1

Occurrences in Scripture

153 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H3680-52`	Genesis 7:19	וַ/יְכֻסּ֗וּ	vayekhusu	`HC/VPw3mp`	and were covered	and they were covered over	and they were covered over
`H3680-52`	Genesis 7:20	וַ/יְכֻסּ֖וּ	vayekhusu	`HC/VPw3mp`	were covered	and they were covered over	and they were covered over
`H3680-50`	Genesis 9:23	וַ/יְכַסּ֕וּ	vayekhasu	`HC/Vpw3mp`	and covered	and they covered over	and they covered over
`H3680-03`	Genesis 18:17	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֤ה	hamekhaseh	`HTi/Vprmsa`	hide	the covering-one	the covering-one
`H3680-47`	Genesis 24:65	וַ/תִּתְכָּֽס	vatitekas	`HC/Vtw3fs`	and covered herself	she covered herself	she covered herself
`H3680-58`	Genesis 37:26	וְ/כִסִּ֖ינוּ	vekhisinu	`HC/Vpq1cp`	and cover up	and we covered over	and we cover over
`H3680-43`	Genesis 38:14	וַ/תְּכַ֤ס	vatekhas	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and covered	she covered over	and she covered over
`H3680-11`	Genesis 38:15	כִסְּתָ֖ה	khisetah	`HVpp3fs`	she had covered	she covered over	she covered over
`H3680-43`	Exodus 8:2	וַ/תְּכַ֖ס	vatekhas	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and covered	she covered over	and she covered over
`H3680-54`	Exodus 10:5	וְ/כִסָּה֙	vekhisah	`HC/Vpq3ms`	and it will cover	and he covered over	and it will cover
`H3680-48`	Exodus 10:15	וַ/יְכַ֞ס	vayekhas	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and covered	and he covered over	and it covered over
`H3680-50`	Exodus 14:28	וַ/יְכַסּ֤וּ	vayekhasu	`HC/Vpw3mp`	and covered	and they covered over	and they covered over
`H3680-71`	Exodus 15:5	יְכַסְיֻ֑/מוּ	yekhaseyumu	`HVpi3mp/Sp3mp`	have covered them	they will cover them	covered them
`H3680-14`	Exodus 15:10	כִּסָּ֣/מוֹ	kisamo	`HVpp3ms/Sp3mp`	covered them	he covered them over	he covered them over
`H3680-43`	Exodus 16:13	וַ/תְּכַ֖ס	vatekhas	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and covered	she covered over	and covered over
`H3680-70`	Exodus 21:33	יְכַסֶּ֑/נּוּ	yekhasenu	`HVpi3ms/Sp3ms`	he covers it	he will intensely cover him	he will cover it
`H3680-48`	Exodus 24:15	וַ/יְכַ֥ס	vayekhas	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and covered	and he covered over	and he covered over
`H3680-49`	Exodus 24:16	וַ/יְכַסֵּ֥/הוּ	vayekhasehu	`HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms`	and covered it	and he thoroughly covered him	and it thoroughly covered him
`H3680-24`	Exodus 26:13	לְ/כַסֹּתֽ/וֹ	lekhasoto	`HR/Vpc/Sp3ms`	to cover it	to fully cover him	to fully cover it
`H3680-23`	Exodus 28:42	לְ/כַסּ֖וֹת	lekhasot	`HR/Vpc`	to cover	to thoroughly cover	to thoroughly cover
`H3680-03`	Exodus 29:13	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֣ה	hamekhaseh	`HTd/Vprmsa`	that covers	the covering-one	the covering-one
`H3680-03`	Exodus 29:22	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֣ה	hamekhaseh	`HTd/Vprmsa`	that covers	the covering-one	the covering-one
`H3680-48`	Exodus 40:34	וַ/יְכַ֥ס	vayekhas	`HC/Vpw3ms`	Then covered	and he covered over	and he covered over
`H3680-03`	Leviticus 3:3	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֣ה	hamekhaseh	`HTd/Vprmsa`	that covers	the covering-one	the covering-one
`H3680-03`	Leviticus 3:9	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֣ה	hamekhaseh	`HTd/Vprmsa`	that covers	the covering-one	the covering-one
`H3680-03`	Leviticus 3:14	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֣ה	hamekhaseh	`HTd/Vprmsa`	that covers	the covering-one	the covering-one
`H3680-03`	Leviticus 4:8	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֣ה	hamekhaseh	`HTd/Vprmsa`	that covers	the covering-one	the covering-one
`H3680-03`	Leviticus 7:3	הַֽ/מְכַסֶּ֥ה	hamekhaseh	`HTd/Vprmsa`	that covers	the covering-one	the covering-one
`H3680-56`	Leviticus 13:12	וְ/כִסְּתָ֣ה	vekhisetah	`HC/Vpp3fs`	and covers	and she thoroughly covered	and it thoroughly covered
`H3680-11`	Leviticus 13:13	כִסְּתָ֤ה	khisetah	`HVpp3fs`	has covered	she covered over	she covered over
`H3680-54`	Leviticus 16:13	וְ/כִסָּ֣ה	vekhisah	`HC/Vpq3ms`	that it may cover	and he covered over	and he shall cover over
`H3680-55`	Leviticus 17:13	וְ/כִסָּ֖/הוּ	vekhisahu	`HC/Vpq3ms/Sp3ms`	and cover it	and he covered him	and he shall cover it
`H3680-61`	Numbers 4:5	וְ/כִ֨סּוּ	vekhisu	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and cover	and they covered over	and they covered over
`H3680-61`	Numbers 4:8	וְ/כִסּ֣וּ	vekhisu	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and cover	and they covered over	and they covered over
`H3680-61`	Numbers 4:9	וְ/כִסּ֞וּ	vekhisu	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and cover	and they covered over	and they covered over
`H3680-61`	Numbers 4:11	וְ/כִסּ֣וּ	vekhisu	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and cover	and they covered over	and they covered over
`H3680-61`	Numbers 4:12	וְ/כִסּ֣וּ	vekhisu	`HC/Vpq3cp`	and cover	and they covered over	and they shall cover over
`H3680-23`	Numbers 4:15	לְ/כַסֹּ֨ת	lekhasot	`HR/Vpc`	to-cover	to thoroughly cover	to thoroughly cover
`H3680-13`	Numbers 9:15	כִּסָּ֤ה	kisah	`HVpp3ms`	covered	he fully covered	he fully covered
`H3680-70`	Numbers 9:16	יְכַסֶּ֑/נּוּ	yekhasenu	`HVpi3ms/Sp3ms`	covered it	he will intensely cover him	covered it
`H3680-43`	Numbers 16:33	וַ/תְּכַ֤ס	vatekhas	`HC/Vpw3fs`	and covered	she covered over	and it covered over
`H3680-10`	Numbers 17:7	כִסָּ֖ה/וּ	khisahu	`HVpp3ms/Sp3ms`	had covered it	he fully covered him	had covered it
`H3680-09`	Numbers 22:5	כִסָּה֙	khisah	`HVpp3ms`	they cover	he has covered over	it has covered over
`H3680-48`	Numbers 22:11	וַ/יְכַ֖ס	vayekhas	`HC/Vpw3ms`	and covers	and he covered over	and he covered over
`H3680-34`	Deuteronomy 13:9	תְכַסֶּ֖ה	tekhaseh	`HVpi2ms`	you shall cover	you thoroughly cover	you thoroughly cover
`H3680-34`	Deuteronomy 22:12	תְּכַסֶּה	tekhaseh	`HVpi2ms`	you-cover	you thoroughly cover	you thoroughly cover
`H3680-59`	Deuteronomy 23:14	וְ/כִסִּ֥יתָ	vekhisita	`HC/Vpq2ms`	and-you-will-cover	and you will thoroughly cover	and you shall cover
`H3680-49`	Joshua 24:7	וַ/יְכַסֵּ֔/הוּ	vayekhasehu	`HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms`	and covered him	and he thoroughly covered him	and he thoroughly covered him
`H3680-44`	Judges 4:18	וַ/תְּכַסֵּ֖/הוּ	vatekhasehu	`HC/Vpw3fs/Sp3ms`	and she covered him	and she intensively covered him	and she covered him
`H3680-44`	Judges 4:19	וַ/תְּכַסֵּֽ/הוּ	vatekhasehu	`HC/Vpw3fs/Sp3ms`	and covered-him	and she intensively covered him	and she covered him

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