Strong's Lexicon mekasseh: Covering, cover Original Word: מכסה Word Origin: From the root verb כָּסָה (kasah), meaning "to cover" or "to conceal." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4018 περιβόλαιον (peribolaion) - a covering, cloak - G1942 ἐπισκίασις (episkiasis) - overshadowing, covering Usage: The Hebrew word "mekasseh" generally refers to a covering or something that conceals or protects. It is used in various contexts in the Old Testament, often related to physical coverings such as garments, veils, or other protective layers. The term can also be metaphorical, indicating a form of protection or concealment. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, coverings were significant for both practical and symbolic reasons. Practically, coverings provided protection from the elements, such as the sun and rain. Symbolically, coverings could represent modesty, privacy, or divine protection. The concept of covering is also deeply embedded in the sacrificial system, where the blood of sacrifices was seen as a covering for sin. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kasah Definition a covering NASB Translation attire (1), awning (1), covering (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְכַסֶּה noun masculineIsaiah 23:18 covering; — ׳מ Leviticus 9:19; Isaiah 23:18; suffix מְכַסֵּךְ Ezekiel 27:7; plural suffix מְכַסֶּיךָ Isaiah 14:11; of fat covering (the inwards) Leviticus 9:19; worms, covering the dead Isaiah 14:11, deck of a ship Ezekiel 27:7 (Co Kajütenwand); garment Isaiah 23:18. II. כסה (√ of following; probably bind; compare Assyrian kasû, take captive, Pi`el fetter, kasîtu, kisittu, a fetter; ZehnpfBAS i, 596 DlBaer's Ezech. xii, HWB 342). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance clothing, to cover, that which covers From kacah; a covering, i.e. Garment; specifically, a coverlet (for a bed), an awning (from the sun); also the omentum (as covering the intestines) -- clothing, to cover, that which covereth. see HEBREW kacah Forms and Transliterations וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥ה וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָ והמכסה ולמכסה ומכסיך מְכַסֵּֽךְ׃ מכסך׃ mə·ḵas·sêḵ mechasSech məḵassêḵ ū·mə·ḵas·se·ḵā umechasSeicha ūməḵasseḵā vehamchasSeh velimchasSeh wə·ham·ḵas·seh wə·lim·ḵas·seh wəhamḵasseh wəlimḵassehLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Leviticus 9:19 HEB: הָאַ֔יִל הָֽאַלְיָ֤ה וְהַֽמְכַסֶּה֙ וְהַכְּלָיֹ֔ת וְיֹתֶ֖רֶת NAS: the fat tail, and the [fat] covering, and the kidneys KJV: the rump, and that which covereth [the inwards], and the kidneys, INT: the ram the fat and the covering and the kidneys and the lobe Isaiah 14:11 Isaiah 23:18 Ezekiel 27:7 4 Occurrences |