Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3714 |
|---|---|
| Word: | כָּפִיס |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to connect |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kaphiyc |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kaw-fece' |
| Meaning: | 1. a girder |
| KJV Renderings: | beam. |
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כָּפִיס noun masculine apparently (si vera lectio) technical term for some beam in a house, perhaps rafter, or girder (Late Hebrew id., Levy, Jastrow, but according to HoffmZAW ii. 1881, 71 it is changed from oblong block of wood (O.T.) to a building-stone , or brick in Mishna); — only Hab 2:11 for a stone out of the wall crieth out, מֵעֵץ יַעֲנֶנָּה ׳ וְכ and a rafter out of the timber-work answereth it.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Habakkuk 2:1
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