כָּשָׂה
𐤊𐤔𐤄
kâsâh
H3780 verb
SILEX Entry
Definition
To be covered or clothed, especially to be overlaid, veiled, or enshrouded, with a particular focus on something being hidden by another layer. The verb typically denotes the state or action of becoming covered, particularly in the sense of growing fat (as with flesh covering bones), but also figuratively in a sense of envelopment or concealment.
Semantic Range
to be covered (with flesh), to grow fat so as to conceal or enclose, to be veiled or hidden by growth or accumulation
Root / Etymology
Root is כָּשָׂה (k-s-h), likely connected with the idea of 'covering' or 'to be covered.' The precise derivation is uncertain but possibly related etymologically to כָּסָה (k-s-h, H3680), which has a similar semantic field of covering or concealing. The core meaning of the root is 'to cover.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
כָּשָׂה is a relatively rare verb in the Hebrew Bible, found primarily in Job 15:27 where it is used in the context of describing the growth of flesh (as a form of covering) upon the wicked. Its usage centers specifically on the aspect of flesh covering the body due to increased fatness, distinguishing it from the more common כָּסָה (to cover, conceal) which is used broadly for all kinds of covering or concealing actions (e.g., garments, clouds, sin). The distinction between כָּשָׂה and כָּסָה is subtle but extant: כָּשָׂה emphasizes the resulting state of envelopment by natural growth (i.e., flesh), whereas כָּסָה refers more generally to any act of covering, literal or metaphorical. English translations such as 'be covered' or 'grow fat' capture core sense but not the nuance of this particular type of covering. There are no significant developmental shifts in the term's usage across historical periods, and it is not a major theological term; its occurrence is limited and specialized.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
a primitive root; to grow fat (i.e. be covered with flesh); be covered. Compare כָּסָה.
Bantu Hebrew
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כשה (k-s-h) — to cover, enshroud, overlay
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3780-01 |
כָּשִׂ֑יתָ | kasita | HVqp2ms |
you became sleek | you became covered | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3780-01 |
Deuteronomy 32:15 | כָּשִׂ֑יתָ | kasita | HVqp2ms |
you became sleek | you became covered |