Hebrew word study
כְּפִיר H3715
- Transliteration
- kᵉphîyr
- Pronunciation
- kef-eer'
- KJV glosses
- (young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).
Lexical summary
a village (as covered in by walls)
also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a village (as covered in by walls)
also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information