Lexicon
כֹּ֫פֶר
ko.pher
H3724B
H:N-M Hebrew

pitch

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ko.pher denotes the material applied to cover an ark inside and out in Genesis 6:14.

The attested use names the material used to cover the ark on both its interior and exterior in Genesis 6:14.

Senses in use

  1. Covering material for the ark · dominant

    In Genesis 6:14, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the instruction to cover the ark inside and out; the APB renders the clause, “cover it inside and out with pitch.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 6:14, the APB presents the material in the instruction to “cover it inside and out with pitch.” The verse is read as a whole.

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