כָּסָה

vb. cover (NH כָּסָה Pi; Aramaic כְּסָא chiefly Pa; ܟܣܳܐ Pa. hide, cover; ܟܣܳܝܳܐ covering, ܬܰܟܣܺܝܬܳܐ garment; Arabic كَسَا (كسو) clothe, كِسَآءٌ garment; Assyrian kusû, cover; kusîtu, garment DlHWB 342)— , only Pt. act. כֹּסֶה;— conceal shame Pr 12:16; knowledge Pr 12:23. pass. (cstr.) כְּסוּי חֲטָאָה ψ 32:1 covered in respect of sin (by God, which he thus puts out of sight) (‖ נְשׂוּי־פֶּשַׁע). Pf. 3 fs. נִכְסָ֑תָה, covered, with waves Je 51:42; Inf. cstr. הִכָּסוֹת Ez 24:8, (blood) not to be covered. Pf. 3 ms. כִּסָּה Nu 9:15 + 12 times; sf. כִּסָּהוּ Lv 17:13 Nu 17:7; כִּסָּמוֹ Ex 15:10; 3 fs. כִּסְּתָה Gn 38:15 + 5 times; 1 s. כִּסִּיתִי ψ 32:5 + 3 times; כִּסֵּתִי Ez 31:15 (del. Co); כִּסֵּיתִי Ez 32:7 + 13 times Pf.; Impf. 3 ms. יְכַסֶּה Is 6:2 + 8 times; וַיְכַס Ex 10:15 + 4 times; sf. יְכַסֶּ֑דָּ Hab 2:17; יְכַסֶּנָּה Ez 30:18; 3 mpl. sf. יְכַסְיֻמוּ Ex 15:5 + 41 times Impf.; Imv. sf. כַּסּוּנוּ Ho 10:8; Inf. cstr. כַּסּוֹת Mal 2:13 + 11 times; כַּסֹּת Nu 4:15; sf. כַּסֹּתוֹ Ex 26:13; Pt. מְכַסֶּה Pr 10:18 + 12 times; pl. מְכַסִּים Is 11:9; fpl. מְכַסּוֹת Ez 1:11, 23(×2);— cover, clothe Ju 4:19 Ez 16:10 (2 acc.), v 18; Jon 3:6 is appar. reflex., c. acc. of garment (strange; read perhaps וַיִּכָּס); nakedness Gn 9:23 (J), Ex 28:42 (P), Ez 16:8 Ho 2:11; the naked Is 58:7 Ez 18:7, 16 (+ acc. rei); the face and legs of seraphim Is 6:2(×2); bodies of cherubim Ez 1:11, 23(×2); the face Gn 38:15 (J), Ez 12:6, 12, fig. Jb 23:17; earth with the great deep ψ 104:6; heavens with glory Hab 3:3; with בְּ of the clothing Gn 38:14 (J), Dt 22:12, these two appar. reflex., cf. Jon 3:6 supr.; Ju 4:18 1 K 1:1; heaven with clouds ψ 147:8, with glory Ez 32:7. cover, conceal blood Gn 37:26 (J), Jb 16:18; human ordure Dt 23:14; mts. conceal men from God Ho 10:8; cover transgressions Jb 31:33 Pr 17:9; 28:13; iniquity ψ 32:5; righteousness ψ 40:11; hatred Pr 10:18; a thing Pr 11:13; judge’s face so as not to see justice Jb 9:24; heads of rulers and seers Is 29:10; with בְּ of covering Lv 17:13 (H), 1 S 19:13; face by fat Jb 15:27; sun by a cloud Ez 32:7; with מִן from whom Gn 18:17 (J), Jb 33:17. cover (with covering of protection), a pit Ex 21:33 (Covt. code); with cloud of incense, the Kapporeth Lv 16:13 (P); coverings of the sacred tent, tabernacle, and their furniture Ex 26:13 Nu 4:9, 15 (P); with בְּ of the covering Nu 4:5, 8, 11, 12 (P); Zion בְּצֵל יָדִי Is 51:16. cover, spread over, fat, the inwards Ex 29:13, 22 Lv 3:3, 9, 14; 4:8 (with עַל), 7:3 (P); leprosy, the skin and flesh Lv 13:12, 13 (P); the cloud of the theophany, the mount Ex 24:15, 16 (P), the tent of meeting Ex 40:34 Nu 17:7 (P), and the tabernacle Nu 9:15, 16 (P); altar with tears Mal 2:13 (2 acc.); Jerusalem with multitude of camels Is 60:6; of handiwork 1 K 7:18, 41, 42 = 2 Ch 4:12, 13. cover, overwhelm, sq. accus., the sea the Egyptians Ex 14:28 (P), 15:5, 10 (song), Jos 24:7 (E), ψ 78:53; 106:11; waters Jb 22:11; 38:34 ψ 104:9 Je 46:8 Ez 26:19; locusts the eye of the land Ex 10:5, 15 (J), also Israel Nu 22:5, 11 (J); frogs the land Ex 8:2 (P); quails the camp Ex 16:13 (P); cloud the land Ez 30:18; 38:9, 16; darkness the earth Is 60:2; dust a city Ez 26:10; the depths of the sea by God Jb 36:30; with a reference to a person’s shame ψ 44:16; 69:8 Je 51:51 Ob 10 Mi 7:10; horror ψ 55:6 Ez 7:18; violence Pr 10:6, 11 Hb 2:17; confusion Je 3:25; mischief ψ 140:10; God covers sin ψ 85:3 (‖ נשׂא עון), cf. 32:1 (Qal). sq. על of person or thing covered, cover over: cherubim over the ark 2 Ch 5:8; over the dead, the earth Nu 16:33 (JE), ψ 106:17 Is 26:21, worms Jb 21:26; dust over blood Ez 24:7; waters over the sea Hb 2:14, cf. לַיָּם Is 11:9; (v. Dr§ 135. 7 Obs.); love covereth over all sins Pr 10:12; God covereth over iniquity Ne 3:37; people not to cover over a guilty person Dt 13:9; + acc. of obj. covering (DaSynt. § 75), fig. covering over the garment with violence Mal 2:16; God’s hands with light Jb 36:32; + בְּ of covering ψ 44:20. —כִסִּתִי (אֵלֶיךָ) ψ 143:9 is error for חָסִיתִי according to 𝔊 κατέφυγον SS, but חסה not cstr. wi. אֶל־; חִכִּיתִי Bae; הֶאֱבַלְתִּי כִּסֵּתִי עָלָיו אֶת־תְּהוֹם Ez 31:15 according to Co I caused the deep to mourn for them (del. כסתי). Pf. 3 mpl. כָּסּוּ ψ 80:11 Pr 24:31; Impf. יְכֻסֶּה Ec 6:4; pl. וַיְכֻסּוּ Gn 7:19, 20; Pt. pl. מְכֻסִּים 1 Ch 21:16; fpl. מְכֻסּוֹת Ez 41:16. sq. accus. be covered, hills with shadow ψ 80:11; mountains with water Gn 7:19, 20 (P); field with nettles Pr 24:31; abs., windows of temple Ez 41:16. sq. בְּ, be clothed, with sackcloth 1 Ch 21:16; name with darkness Ec 6:4. Impf. וַיִּתְכַּס Is 37:1 = 2 K 19:1; 3 fs. תִּכַּסֶּה Pr 26:26; וַתִּתְכָּ֑ס Gn 24:65; pl. יִתְכַּסּוּ Is 59:6 Jon 3:8; Pt. מִתְכַּסֶּת 1 K 11:29; pl. מִתְכַּסִּים Is 37:2 = 2 K 19:2;—cover, clothe oneself, abs. (of veil) Gn 24:65 (J); with בְּ, of new garment 1 K 11:29; sackcloth 2 K 19:1, 2 = Is 37:1, 2; fig. of works Is 59:6, of hatred with guile Pr 26:26; with acc. Jon 3:8 (שַׂקִּים).