כֹּפֶר
kôpher
Modern Summary of Strong’s Concordance (1890)
The word "kôpher" primarily refers to something that covers or coats, such as bitumen used for sealing or the henna plant used for dyeing. It can also figuratively mean a payment made to redeem or compensate, like a ransom or bribe. Additionally, it may describe a village, which is metaphorically "covered" or enclosed.
a ransom; a redemption price
The Hebrew word kôpher means "a ransom; a redemption price," encompassing related ideas including bribe, camphire, pitch, ransom.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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