Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
capital
Usage: capital crown, capital of a pillar
Strong's Number
H3805
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
4
Strong's H3805 Quick Answer
Strong's H3805 כּוֹתֶרֶת (kothereth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kothereth (ko-theh'-reth) n-f. 1. the capital of a column [feminine active participle of H3803] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include chapiter and chapiters. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- kothereth (ko-theh'-reth) n-f. 1. the capital of a column [feminine active participle of H3803]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- chapiter and chapiters
Meaning and Definition
kothereth (ko-theh'-reth) n-f. 1. the capital of a column [feminine active participle of H3803] KJV: chapiter. Root(s): H3803
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3805. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3805 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kothereth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
chapiter
1 Kings 7:16
7×
chapiters
1 Kings 7:19
5×
How Strong's H3805 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3805 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3805 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3805.
And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
And nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work, for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars; seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.
And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.
The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathen work.
To wit, the two pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;
And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.
And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3805, grouped by book.
1 Kings 8 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3805 FAQ
What does kothereth (כֹתֶרֶת) mean?
Kothereth (Strong's H3805) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "chapiter". kothereth (ko-theh'-reth) n-f. 1. the capital of a column [feminine active participle of H3803]
How many times is kothereth (כֹתֶרֶת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H3805 across 4 books.
Where can I study kothereth (כֹתֶרֶת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3805 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate kothereth (כֹתֶרֶת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as chapiter and chapiters. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.