כִּ/כְפִ֥יר
𐤊/𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓
kikhefir
as-a-lion
from כָּפַר; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane); (young) lion, village. Compare כָּפָר.
H3715
Proverbs 28:1 · Word #6
Lexicon H3715
| Lemma | כְּפִיר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 |
| Transliteration | kᵉphîyr |
| Strong's | H3715 |
| In-context | as-a-lion |
Morphology HR/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3715-06
mane-covered young lion
| Root | כפר (k-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | covering, smearing over, concealing, appeasing, atoning |
| Semantic Range | young lion; lion’s whelp; by extended root association, something covered (compare כָּפָר, village, i.e., a covered or enclosed settlement). |
| Conceptual Significance | The כְּפִיר often symbolizes youthful strength, emerging power, and predatory threat in biblical poetry. Its connection to the root idea of covering subtly links natural imagery (the mane-covered lion) with the broader biblical theology of covering, which elsewhere develops into the concept of atonement. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa). No pronominal suffix; absolute state. Derived from the root כפר. |
| Rendering Rationale | כְּפִיר is a masculine singular noun derived from the root כפר, whose core idea is "covering." The term likely refers to a young lion whose neck is covered with a developing mane. Rendering it "mane-covered young lion" preserves both the root sense of covering and the masculine singular absolute form indicated by the morphology (Ncmsa). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כפר (covering, smearing over, concealing, appeasing, atoning)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3722-01 |
akhaperah | Let me effect atoning-covering |
H3727-01 |
hakaporet | the atonement-covering |
H3725-01 |
hakipurim | the atonement-coverings |
H3715-01 |
kakefir | like a cover-maned young lion |
H3715-02 |
kakefirim | like mane-covered young-lions |
H3715-03 |
kefir | a mane-covered young lion |
H3716-01 |
kefirah | the Covered-Village (fem. sing.) |
|
kefireyha | her mane-covered young lions |
H3715-04 |
kefirim | young-maned lions |
H3713-01 |
keforey | covered goblets of |
H3715-05 |
khefirim | mane-covered young lions |
H3724-01 |
khofer | covering-ransom |
H3724-02 |
kofer | covering-price |
H3722-02 |
lekhaper | to effect covering-over (to atone) |
H3713-02 |
likhefor | for a covering-basin |
H3722-03 |
tekhaper | you will effect covering-over |
H3722-04 |
tekhaperem | you will cover-over them in atonement |
H3713-03 |
ukhefor | and a covering-bowl |
H3713-04 |
ukheforey | and cover-bowls of |
H3722-05 |
ulekhaper | and to effect atonement-covering |
H3722-06 |
vayekhaper | and he made covering-over |
H3716-02 |
vehakefirah | and the Lioness-Town |
H3722-07 |
vekhaper | and you (masculine singular) make atoning-covering |
H3722-08 |
vekhiper | and he made atonement-covering |
H3713-05 |
velikheforey | and for the covering-bowls of |
H3722-09 |
yekhaper | he will make atoning-covering |
H3722-10 |
yekhupar | he shall be covered-over (in atonement) |
Word Usage (32 occurrences of H3715)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judges 14:5 | כְּפִ֣יר | kefir | a young lion |
| Isaiah 5:29 | כַּ/כְּפִירִ֤ים | kakefirim | like young lions |
| Isaiah 11:6 | וּ/כְפִ֤יר | ukhefir | and young lion |