כּוֹבַע
kôwbaʻ · ko'-bah
a helmet (as arched)
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to be high or rounded;
a helmet (as arched)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: helmet. Compare H6959 (קוֹבַע).
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to fasten and establish › the house, what is within › to see and know
The open hand that covers that works to fasten and establish of the house, what is within that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כּוֹבַע above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and helmet2 · 33%
- and he had an helmet1 · 17%
- and helmets1 · 17%
- and an helmet1 · 17%
- with your helmets1 · 17%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.