Senses
1. knob, bud (of lampstand) — An ornamental bulb-shaped knob or bud on the golden lampstand (menorah) described in the Tabernacle construction narratives. Found exclusively in Exodus 25:31-36 and 37:17-22, where each branch of the lampstand has a כַּפְתֹּר with its flower. The term refers to a rounded decorative element, variously glossed as bud (English), Knospe (German, bud), bourgeon (French, bud), كُمّ/عُقدة (Arabic, sleeve/knot), गाँठ (Hindi, knob), 꼽봉오리/꽃받침 (Korean, bud/flower base), caliz (Spanish, calyx). Both absolute and suffixed forms (its buds, their buds) belong to this single lampstand-ornament sense. 16×
AR["أَكمامُها","عُقدَةٌ","عُقَدُها","كُمُّ","وَ-عُقدَةٌ","وَ-كُمُّ"]·ben["এবং-কুঁড়ি","এবং-গোলক","কুঁড়ি","গোলক","গোলকগুলি-তাদের","গোলকগুলি-তার","তাদের-কুঁড়িগুলি","তার-কুঁড়িগুলি"]·DE["Knospe","eine-Knospe","ihr-Knospen","sein-Knospen","und-Knospe","und-eine-Knospe"]·EN["a-bud","and-a-bud","and-bud","bud","its-buds","their-buds"]·FR["bud","et-bud","et-un-bourgeon","leur-buds","son-buds","un-bourgeon"]·heb["ו-כפתור","כפתור","כפתוריה","כפתוריהם"]·HI["उनकी-गाँठें","उसकी-गाँठें","और-गाँठ","गाँठ"]·ID["Dan-kuncup","Dan-tombol","Kuncup-kuncupnya","Tombol-tombol mereka","dan-kuncup","dan-tombol","kuncup","kuncup-kuncupnya","tombol","tombol-tombolnya"]·IT["bocciolo","e-bocciolo","e-un-bocciolo","loro-boccioli","suo-boccioli","un-bocciolo"]·jav["Kuncup-kuncup-ipun","Lan-kuncup","Lan-tombol","Tombol-tombolipun","kuncup","kuncup-kuncup-ipun","lan-kuncup","lan-tombol","tombol","tombolipun"]·KO["그-꼽봉오리들과","그것들의-꽃받침들","그것의-꽃받침들","그들의-꼽봉오리들과","그리고-꼽봉오리가","그리고-꽃받침","꼽봉오리와","꽃받침"]·PT["E-botão","botão","botões-dele","botões-deles","e-botão","seus-botões"]·RU["Завязи-их","И-завязь","завязи-его","завязь","и-завязь","и-шарик","шарик","шарики-её","шарики-их"]·ES["Sus-cálices","Y-cáliz","cáliz","sus-cálices","y-cáliz"]·SW["matunda-yake","na-tunda","tunda"]·TR["Ve-tomurcuk","tomurcuk","tomurcukları","tomurcuklarını","ve-tomurcuk"]·urd["اور-گولہ","اُس-کے-گولے","اُن-کے-گولے","گولہ"]
Exod 25:31, Exod 25:33, Exod 25:33, Exod 25:34, Exod 25:35, Exod 25:35, Exod 25:35, Exod 25:36, Exod 37:17, Exod 37:19, Exod 37:19, Exod 37:20 (+4 more)
2. capital (of a pillar) — The architectural top-piece or capital of a column or pillar, used in Amos 9:1 (striking the capitals of the temple pillars) and Zephaniah 2:14 (capitals of ruined pillars). This is a distinct architectural sense from the lampstand ornament, referring to the crown or head of a pillar. Multilingual glosses reflect this shift: English 'capital/capitals', Arabic تاج/تيجان (crown/crowns), Korean 기둥머리 (pillar-head), Spanish capitel/capiteles (capital), Hindi शीर्ष/खंभों (top/pillars). 2×
AR["التَّاجَ","فِي-تِيجَانِهَا"]·ben["-শীর্ষকে","তার-শীর্ষদণ্ডে"]·DE["[בכפתריה]","[הכפתור]"]·EN["on-her-capitals","the-capital"]·FR["knop"]·heb["ב-כפתוריה","ה-כפתוֹר"]·HI["उसके-खंभों-पर","शीर्ष"]·ID["di-kepala-tiangnya"]·IT["[בכפתריה]","[הכפתור]"]·jav["ing-wuwunganipun","sirah-cagak"]·KO["그-기둥머리를","에-기둥머리들-그것의"]·PT["em-seus-capitéis","o-capitel"]·RU["на-капителях-её","по-капители"]·ES["el-capitel","en-sus-capiteles"]·SW["katika-vichwa-vya-nguzo-zake","vichwa-vya-nguzo"]·TR["başlıklarında","başlığı"]·urd["-کنگرے-کو","اُس-کے-ستونوں-پر"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. כַּפְתּוֹר, כַּפְתֹּר n.m. 1. capital, 2. knob, bulb (2. perhaps earlier meaning; HoffmZAW iii. (1883), 124, comp. Syriac ܟܡܬܪܐ pear (LöwNo. 153), from shape);— 1. כַּפְתּוֹר Am 9:1 capital of pillar; so pl. sf. כַּפְתֹּרֶיהָ Zp 2:14. 2. כַּפְתֹּר, knob or bulb, ornament on the golden lamp-stand in tabernacle; 𝔊 σφαιρωτήρ, Jos Archaeology iii. 6, 7 ῥοΐσκος, small pomegranate; 𝔙…