כָּסָה

Strong’s Definition

properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare H3780 (כָּשָׂה).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to cover, conceal, hide
• 2.(qal) conceal, covered (participle)
• 3.(niphal) to be covered
• 4.(piel)
• 5.(pual)
• 6.(hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâçâh; Pronunciation: kaw-saw'

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