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כָּסוּי

𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤉

kâçûwy

H3681 noun

SILEX Entry

Root כסה to cover, conceal, hide

Definition

A thing that is used for covering or that which is covered; specifically, an article or object that serves as a protective or concealing layer. As a noun, it refers to a garment, cloth, or any form of physical covering, usually implying protection, concealment, or adornment. Less commonly, it may be used metaphorically to denote that which shelters or hides.

Semantic Range

covering, garment, cloth, protective layer, concealment, veil, anything used to cover or hide

Root / Etymology

From the root כּסה (k-s-h), meaning 'to cover, conceal, hide.' The form כָּסוּי (kâçûwy) is a passive participle functioning as a noun, indicating something which has been or is to be covered, i.e., a covering.

Historical & Contextual Notes

כָּסוּי occurs infrequently in the Hebrew Bible, appearing mainly in contexts describing material coverings (e.g., a covering for vessels or sacred objects, or possibly a veil or garment). The term may denote either a generic physical covering or, by extension, something that serves a protective or ritual purpose. In later Hebrew, the conceptual field expands to include metaphorical uses, but this is rare in biblical texts. Other Hebrew terms for covering, such as מָסֵכָה (māsēkhāh, 'covering, veil, curtain') or מִכְסֶה (miksēh, another noun from the same root but more commonly used in relation to the Tabernacle furnishings), may be used interchangeably in some passages, though כָּסוּי tends toward more general usage. English translations often render it simply as 'covering' or 'cover,' but this does not always capture potential connotations of concealment or ritual protection. In the biblical period, a כָּסוּי could refer to any material used to cover, protect, or honor an object, and did not carry the later religious or ceremonial nuances associated with coverings in later Judaic practice.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

passive participle of כָּסָה; properly, covered, i.e. (as noun) a covering; covering.

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Root Family

כסה (k-s-h) — to cover, conceal, hide

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3677 כֶּסֶא full moon
H3678 כִּסֵּא the throne
H3680 כָּסָה I will fully cover
H3682 כְּסוּת covering-of
H3704 כֶּסֶת covering-cushions

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3681-01 כְּסוּי֙ kesuy HNcmsc a covering covering-of 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3681-01 Numbers 4:6 כְּסוּי֙ kesuy HNcmsc a covering covering-of
H3681-01 Numbers 4:14 כְּס֛וּי kesuy HNcmsc a covering covering-of
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