Kᵉphath — H3729

Definition

verb

to fetter

1. to bind
1. (P'il) to be bound
2. (Pael) to bind

Usually translated as

bind

Origin

(Aramaic) a root of uncertain correspondence

Occurrences

Kᵉphath occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (4)

• Daniel 3:20 — And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind (לְכַפָּתָ֔ה) Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:21 — Then these men were bound (כְּפִ֙תוּ֙) in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:23 — And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound (מְכַפְּתִֽין) into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
• Daniel 3:24 — Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound (מְכַפְּתִ֔ין) into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.