Know the Word.

Hebrew word

kôpher

ko'-fer

כֹּפֶר

What it means

properly, a cover, i.e. a village

properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figuratively, a redemption-price

Where it comes from

from kâphar (כָּפַר)

How the King James translates it

  • ransom6
  • satisfaction2
  • bribe2
  • camphire2
  • money1
  • villages1

Every place it appears 14

Numbers35:3135:32
1 Samuel6:1812:3
Song of Solomon1:144:13
Isaiah43:3
Amos5:12
kôpher — Hebrew word meaning “properly, a cover, i.e. a villa”