to cover
ka.sah describes placing something over a person, object, or expanse, sometimes so that it is concealed from view.
The supplied verses most often show an expanse, substance, or object being laid over and enclosing another thing: waters cover mountains and people, a cloud covers a mountain, and crafted features cover temple capitals. The term also describes covering persons with garments, veils, sackcloth, wings, or shadow, and in a smaller set of clauses it concerns keeping a matter, blood, a face, or a name from view.
Senses in use
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Spreading over a surface or enclosing it · dominant
The Piel forms describe a broad covering over land, mountains, a camp, or other objects. In Exodus 10:5 the APB renders locusts covering the land's surface so that the land cannot be seen; in Genesis 7:19, waters cover the high mountains, while Exodus 24:15 has the cloud covering the mountain. Architectural infinitives in 1 Kings 7:18 and 2 Chronicles 4:12 likewise state the purpose of latticeworks in relation to the capitals.
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Covering a person or body with material · common
Several clauses place garments or other material on a person or body. In 1 Kings 1:1 the APB renders people covering David with garments, and Ezekiel 18:7 joins giving bread to the hungry with covering the naked with clothing. Hithpael forms in Genesis 24:65 and 2 Kings 19:1 describe a person covering himself, respectively with a veil and with sackcloth.
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Concealing from sight or disclosure · occasional
The term can concern preventing something from being seen or disclosed rather than merely placing a material over it. In Genesis 18:17 the active participle occurs in the question of hiding what is being done from Abraham; Genesis 37:26 asks what gain there is in killing a brother and covering his blood. Ezekiel 24:8 uses a Niphal infinitive in the stated refusal to let blood be covered, and Isaiah 26:21 says the land will no longer cover its slain.
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Obscuring light, appearance, or a visible feature · occasional
Some clauses apply the action to what is visible, producing darkness or obscurity. In Ezekiel 32:7 the APB renders the heavens and sun being covered, with stars darkened and the moon not giving light; Isaiah 29:10 places the covering of the seers' heads beside shut eyes. Ezekiel 7:18 says shuddering will cover people, with shame on every face.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB commonly uses “cover,” “covered,” or “covering” for the surrounding clause; it also renders Genesis 18:17 with “hide.” These English choices confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish a separate rendering in every instance.