מְכַסֶּ֣ה

𐤌𐤊𐤎𐤄

mekhaseh

conceals

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.

H3680

Proverbs 10:18 · Word #1

Lexicon H3680

Lemmaכָּסָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤎𐤄
Transliterationkâçâh
Strong'sH3680
In-contextconceals

Morphology HVprmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan p — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3680-25

one who covers over

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, active participle, masculine singular absolute (מְכַסֶּה). The participle conveys continuous or characteristic action: "covering" or "one who covers."
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal active participle masculine singular absolute, indicating an ongoing or characteristic action performed by a single male subject. "One who covers over" preserves the root sense of כסה (to cover, conceal, envelop) while reflecting the masculine singular participial form as an active agent.

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Words from Root כסה (covering, concealing, clothing, enveloping, hiding)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3680-01 akhaseh I will thoroughly cover over
H3680-02 akhasenu I will thoroughly cover him
H3677-01 bakeseh in the covered-fullness

Word Usage (153 occurrences of H3680)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 7:19 וַ/יְכֻסּ֗וּ vayekhusu and were covered
Genesis 7:20 וַ/יְכֻסּ֖וּ vayekhusu were covered
Genesis 9:23 וַ/יְכַסּ֕וּ vayekhasu and covered