Definition
a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Traditional renderings: clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.
Traditional renderings: clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כָּסָה:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
152 total
- Genesis 7:19וַיְכֻסּ֗וּ · were coveredFinally, the waters completely prevailed upon the earth, so that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered.
- Genesis 7:20וַיְכֻסּ֖וּ · and coveredThe waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
- Genesis 9:23וַיְכַסּ֕וּ · they coveredThen Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
- Genesis 18:17הַֽמְכַסֶּ֤ה · hideAnd the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
- Genesis 24:65וַתִּתְכָּֽס׃ · and covered herself…and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.
- Genesis 37:26וְכִסִּ֖ינוּ · and cover upThen Judah said to his brothers, “What profit will we gain if we kill our brother and cover up his blood?
- Genesis 38:14וַתְּכַ֤ס · to disguise herself…she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
- Genesis 38:15כִסְּתָ֖ה · she had coveredWhen Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute because she had covered her face.
- Exodus 8:6וַתְּכַ֖ס · and coveredSo Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 10:5וְכִסָּה֙ · They will coverThey will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.
- Exodus 10:15וַיְכַ֞ס · They coveredThey covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 14:28וַיְכַסּ֤וּ · and coveredThe waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
- Exodus 15:5יְכַסְיֻ֑מוּ · have covered themThe depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone.
- Exodus 15:10כִּסָּ֣מוֹ · covered themBut You blew with Your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.
- Exodus 16:13וַתְּכַ֖ס · and coveredThat evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.
- Exodus 21:33יְכַסֶּ֑נּוּ · to cover itIf a man opens or digs a pit and fails to cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls into it,
- Exodus 24:15וַיְכַ֥ס · covered itWhen Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it,
- Exodus 24:16וַיְכַסֵּ֥הוּ · covered it…and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
- Exodus 26:13לְכַסֹּתֽוֹ׃ · to cover itAnd the tent curtains will be a cubit longer on either side, and the excess will hang over the sides of the tabernacle to cover it.
- Exodus 28:42לְכַסּ֖וֹת · to coverMake linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.
- Exodus 29:13הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה · that coversTake all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
- Exodus 29:22הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה · coveringTake the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),
- Exodus 40:34וַיְכַ֥ס · coveredThen the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- Leviticus 3:3הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה · that coversFrom the peace offering he is to bring a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Leviticus 3:9הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה · that coversAnd from the peace offering he shall bring a food offering to the LORD consisting of its fat: the entire fat tail cut off close to the backbone, the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Leviticus 3:14הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה · that coversAnd from his offering he shall present a food offering to the LORD: the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Leviticus 4:8הַֽמְכַסֶּ֣ה · that coversThen he shall remove all the fat from the bull of the sin offering—the fat that covers the entrails, all the fat that is on them,
- Leviticus 7:3הַֽמְכַסֶּ֥ה · that coversAnd all the fat from it shall be offered: the fat tail, the fat that covers the entrails,
- Leviticus 13:12וְכִסְּתָ֣ה · coversBut if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,
- Leviticus 13:13כִסְּתָ֤ה · has covered…the priest shall examine him, and if the disease has covered his entire body, he is to pronounce the infected person clean. Since it has all turned white, he is clean.
- Leviticus 16:13וְכִסָּ֣ה׀ · will coverHe is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die.
- Leviticus 17:13וְכִסָּ֖הוּ · and coverAnd if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.
- Numbers 4:5וְכִ֨סּוּ־ · and coverWhenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it.
- Numbers 4:8וְכִסּ֣וּ · coverAnd they shall spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover them with fine leather, and insert the poles.
- Numbers 4:9וְכִסּ֞וּ · and coverThey are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand used for light, together with its lamps, wick trimmers, and trays, as well as the jars of oil with which to supply it.
- Numbers 4:11וְכִסּ֣וּ · coverOver the gold altar they are to spread a blue cloth, cover it with fine leather, and insert the poles.
- Numbers 4:12וְכִסּ֣וּ · coverThey are to take all the utensils for serving in the sanctuary, place them in a blue cloth, cover them with fine leather, and put them on the carrying frame.
- Numbers 4:15לְכַסֹּ֨ת · coveringWhen Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 9:15כִּסָּ֤ה · coveredOn the day that the tabernacle, the Tent of the Testimony, was set up, the cloud covered it and appeared like fire above the tabernacle from evening until morning.
- Numbers 9:16יְכַסֶּ֑נּוּ · would cover [the tabernacle] [by day]It remained that way continually; the cloud would cover the tabernacle by day, and at night it would appear like fire.
- Numbers 16:33וַתְּכַ֤ס · closedThey went down alive into Sheol with all they owned. The earth closed over them, and they vanished from the assembly.
- Numbers 16:42כִסָּ֖הוּ · covered itBut when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
- Numbers 22:5כִסָּה֙ · They cover…he sent messengers to summon Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. “Behold, a people has come out of Egypt,” said Balak. “They cover the face of the land and have settled next to me.
- Numbers 22:11וַיְכַ֖ס · and they cover‘Behold, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the face of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. Perhaps I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”
- Deuteronomy 13:8תְכַסֶּ֖ה · or shield…you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him.
- Deuteronomy 22:12תְּכַסֶּה־ · you wearYou are to make tassels on the four corners of the cloak you wear.
- Deuteronomy 23:13וְכִסִּ֥יתָ · and cover upAnd you must have a digging tool in your equipment so that when you relieve yourself you can dig a hole and cover up your excrement.
- Joshua 24:7וַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּ · and engulfed themSo your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
- Judges 4:18וַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּ · and she covered himJael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
- Judges 4:19וַתְּכַסֵּֽהוּ׃ · and covered him againSisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again.