kaphtor <03730>
rtpk kaphtor or (\\#Am 9:1\\) rwtpk kaphtowr
Pronunciation: | kaf-tore' kaf-tore' |
Origin: | probably from an unused root meaning to encircle |
Reference: | TWOT - 1029 |
PrtSpch: | noun masculine |
In Hebrew: | rtpkw 6, hyrtpk 4, rtpk 4, Mhyrtpk 2, rwtpkh 1, hyrtpkb 1 |
In NET: | buds 10, bud 6, tops of support pillars 1, tops of the support pillars 1 |
In AV: | knop 16, lintel 2 |
Count: | 18 |
Definition: | 1) bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar 1a) knob, bulb (as ornament) 1b) capital (of a pillar) or (Am. 9:1) kaphtowr {kaf-tore'}; probably from an unused root meaning to encircle; a chaplet; but used only in an architectonic sense, i.e. the capital of a column, or a wreath-like button or disk on the candelabrum: knop, (upper) lintel. |
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