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Chapiter

Easton's Bible Dictionary

The ornamental head or capital of a pillar. Three Hebrew words are so rendered.
  • Cothereth ( 1 Kings 7:16; 2 Kings 25:17; 2 Chronicles 4:12 ), meaning a "diadem" or "crown."
  • Tzepheth ( 2 Chronicles 3:15 ).
  • Rosh ( Exodus 36:38; 38:17,19,28 ), properly a "head" or "top."

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Chapiter'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​c/chapiter.html. 1897.
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