Capital
כַּפְתּוֹרStrong’s H3730kaphtor (kaph-tor)
Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Kaphtor is the Hebrew word usually translated “bulb”, “bulbs its” and “bulbs their”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
“And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.”
Meaning
- Bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillarknob, bulb (as ornament) · capital (of a pillar)
How it's translated
- and a bulb 6
- bulbs its 4
- a bulb 4
- bulbs their 2
- the capital 1
- on capitals its 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Exodus 10
- Amos 1
- Zephaniah 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Exodus 25:33Three bowls made like unto almonds, with a knop and a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the other branch, with a knop and a flower: so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick.
- Exodus 25:34And in the candlestick shall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers.
- Exodus 25:35And there shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches that proceed out of the candlestick.
- Exodus 25:36Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
- Exodus 37:17And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
- Exodus 37:19Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
Hebrew dictionary
כַּפְתּוֹר kaphtor · capital
1) bulb, knob, capital, capital of a pillar 1a) knob, bulb (as ornament) 1b) capital (of a pillar)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “capital” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CAPITAL, adjective
- Literally, pertaining to the head; as a capital bruise, in Milton, a bruise on the head.
- Figuratively, as the head is the highest part of a man, chief; principal; first in importance; as a capital city or town; the capital articles of religion.
- Punishable by loss of the head or of life; incurring the forfeiture of life; punishable with death; as, treason and murder are capital offenses or crimes.
- Taking away life, as a capital punishment; or affecting life, as a capital trial.
All definitions and other forms of “capital”
- Great, important, though perhaps not chief; as, a town possesses capital advantages for trade.
- Large; of great size; as capital letters, which are of different form, and larger than common letters.
CAPITAL, noun
The uppermost part of a column, pillar or pilaster, serving as the head or crowning, and placed immediately over the shaft, and under the entablature.
- The chief city or town in a kingdom or state; a metropolis.
- A large letter or type, in printing.
- A stock in trade, in manufactures, or in any business requiring the expenditure of money with a view to profit.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.