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Lexicon :: Strong's H3715 - kᵊp̄îr

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כְּפִיר
Transliteration
kᵊp̄îr
Pronunciation
kef-eer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1025a,1025d

Strong’s Definitions

כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr, kef-eer'; from H3722; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane):—(young) lion, village. Compare H3723.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x

The KJV translates Strong's H3715 in the following manner: lion (30x), villages (1x), young (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 32x
The KJV translates Strong's H3715 in the following manner: lion (30x), villages (1x), young (1x).

  1. young lion

  2. village

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּפִיר kᵉphîyr, kef-eer'; from H3722; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane):—(young) lion, village. Compare H3723.
STRONGS H3715: Abbreviations
† כְּפִיר noun masculine young lion; — כ׳ Judges 14:5 + 16 times; plural כְּפִרִים Jeremiah 2:15 + 3 times; כְּפִירִים Zechariah 11:3 + 7 times; suffix כְּפִירַיִךְ Nahum 2:14; כְּפִירֶיהָ Ezekiel 38:13 (Co reads כנעניה); — literal אֲרָיוֺת כ׳ Judges 14:5 young lion of lions; Amos 3:4; Psalm 17:12. It differs from whelp גּוּר Ezekiel 19:2, 3 as old enough to hunt its prey, Jeremiah 25:38; Isaiah 11:6; Zechariah 11:3; Psalm 104:21; in simile of roar of hostile army Isaiah 5:29 ׅ || (לָבִיא compare Jeremiah 51:38 ׅ || (גּוֺרֵי אריות; similie of י׳'s invincible might Isaiah 31:4 ׅ || (אַרְיֵה; of Israel among the nations, Micah 5:7; of Assyrian princes Nahum 2:12; of prince of Israel Ezekiel 19:5, 6; other cases are: || לָבִיא Job 38:39; || שַׁחַל Hosea 5:14; Psalm 91:13; Job 4:10; of bloodthirsty enemies Psalm 34:11; Psalm 35:17; Psalm 58:7; Jeremiah 2:15; גוים כ׳ Ezekiel 32:2, of young warriors Nahum 2:14; Ezekiel 38:13 (?; see Co above); righteous compared with, Proverbs 28:1; king's wrath like roaring of, Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 20:2; of one of faces of cherubim Ezekiel 41:19.

כְּפִירִים Nehemiah 6:2, probably = foregoing H3716 (Greek Version of the LXX and others appellative noun = villages).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

14:5; 14:5

Nehemiah

6:2

Job

4:10; 38:39

Psalms

17:12; 34:11; 35:17; 58:7; 91:13; 104:21

Proverbs

19:12; 20:2; 28:1

Isaiah

5:29; 11:6; 31:4

Jeremiah

2:15; 2:15; 25:38; 51:38

Ezekiel

19:2; 19:3; 19:5; 19:6; 32:2; 38:13; 38:13; 41:19

Hosea

5:14

Amos

3:4

Micah

5:7

Nahum

2:12

Zechariah

11:3; 11:3

H3715

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3715 matches the Hebrew כְּפִיר (kᵊp̄îr),
which occurs 32 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:5 - Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:2 - Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying, "Come on! Let's set up a time to meet together at Kephirim in the plain of Ono." Now they intended to do me harm.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:10 - There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:39 - "Do you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of the lions,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:12 - He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:10 - Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 - O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6 - O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:13 - You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:21 - The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:12 - A king's wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:2 - The king's terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:1 - The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:29 - Their roar is like a lion's; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:6 - A wolf will reside with a lamb, and a leopard will lie down with a young goat; an ox and a young lion will graze together, as a small child leads them along.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:4 - Indeed, this is what the LORD says to me: "The LORD will be like a growling lion, like a young lion growling over its prey. Though a whole group of shepherds gathers against it, it is not afraid of their shouts or intimidated by their yelling. In this same way the LORD who commands armies will descend to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 - Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:38 - The LORD is like a lion who has left his lair. So their lands will certainly be laid waste by the warfare of the oppressive nation and by the fierce anger of the LORD."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:38 - The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:2 - and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:3 - She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:5 - "'When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:6 - He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:2 - "Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him: "'You were like a lion among the nations, but you are a monster in the seas; you thrash about in your streams, stir up the water with your feet, and muddy your streams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:13 - Sheba and Dedan and the traders of Tarshish with all its young warriors will say to you, "Have you come to loot? Have you assembled your armies to plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to haul away a great amount of spoils?"'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:19 - a human face toward the palm tree on one side and a lion's face toward the palm tree on the other side. They were carved on the whole temple all around;

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:14 - I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear them to pieces, then I will carry them off, and no one will be able to rescue them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:4 - Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:8 - Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:11 - Where now is the den of the lions, the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:13 - "I am against you!" declares the LORD who commands armies: "I will burn your chariots with fire; the sword will devour your young lions; you will no longer prey upon the land; the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard."

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:3 - Listen to the howling of shepherds, because their magnificence has been destroyed. Listen to the roaring of young lions, because the thickets of the Jordan have been devastated.
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