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כָּסָה H3680

H3680 is the Hebrew word כָּסָה, transliterated kâçâh and said kaw-saw'. The King James Version most often renders it covered.

Word: כָּסָהTransliteration: kâçâhSaid: kaw-saw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 130 verses

What it means

properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 116 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

covered 46×cover 38×covereth 18×hide 2×covering 2×hid 2×coveredst 2×concealeth 2×conceal 1×covered her 1×because she had covered 1×thereof and cover 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).

Verses using כָּסָה

The first 40 of 130 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 9:23 · KJV

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

Genesis 18:17 · KJV

And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Genesis 37:26 · KJV

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

Genesis 38:14 · KJV

And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Genesis 38:15 · KJV

When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.

Exodus 8:6 · KJV

And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

Exodus 10:5 · KJV

And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail, and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

Exodus 10:15 · KJV

For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 14:28 · KJV

And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

Exodus 15:5 · KJV

The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.

Exodus 15:10 · KJV

Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

Exodus 16:13 · KJV

And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up, and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about the host.

Exodus 21:33 · KJV

And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

Exodus 24:15 · KJV

And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered the mount.

Exodus 24:16 · KJV

And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

Exodus 28:42 · KJV

And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

Exodus 29:13 · KJV

And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.

Exodus 29:22 · KJV

Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:

Exodus 40:34 · KJV

Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Leviticus 3:3 · KJV

And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

Leviticus 3:9 · KJV

And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

Leviticus 3:14 · KJV

And he shall offer thereof his offering, even an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

Leviticus 4:8 · KJV

And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards,

Leviticus 7:3 · KJV

And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards,

Leviticus 13:12 · KJV

And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;

Leviticus 13:13 · KJV

Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.

Leviticus 16:13 · KJV

And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:

Leviticus 17:13 · KJV

And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

Numbers 4:5 · KJV

And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

Numbers 4:8 · KJV

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

Numbers 4:9 · KJV

And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

Numbers 4:11 · KJV

And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

Numbers 4:12 · KJV

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:

Numbers 4:15 · KJV

And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

Numbers 9:15 · KJV

And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.

Numbers 9:16 · KJV

So it was alway: the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.

Numbers 16:33 · KJV

They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.

Numbers 16:42 · KJV

And it came to pass, when the congregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

Numbers 22:5 · KJV

He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is by the river of the land of the children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the earth, and they abide over against me:

Numbers 22:11 · KJV

Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3680 mean?

H3680 is the Hebrew word כָּסָה (kâçâh), meaning properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy).

How is H3680 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it covered (46 times), cover (38 times), covereth (18 times), hide (2 times), covering (2 times), among others.

How many times does H3680 appear in the Bible?

כָּסָה (kâçâh) is tagged in 130 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3680 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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