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Strong's H3715 כְּפִיר (kephir)

kphiyr - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3715 — orexis (“lust”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3715
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 32
Books 13

Strong's H3715 Quick Answer

Strong's H3715 כְּפִיר (kphiyr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. kphiyr (kef-eer') n-m. 1. a village (as covered in by walls) 2. also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) It has 32 linked Bible usages across 13 books. Visible English usage signals include young, lion, lions, and also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
kphiyr (kef-eer') n-m. 1. a village (as covered in by walls) 2. also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
Usage
32 linked usages
Books
13 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
young, lion, lions, and also

Meaning and Definition

kphiyr (kef-eer') n-m. 1. a village (as covered in by walls) 2. also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) [from H3722] KJV: (young) lion, village. Root(s): H3722 Compare: H3723

Original Word
כְּפִיר
Transliteration
kphiyr
Derivation
Root: כפר First root strongs: 3722
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3715. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H3715 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kphiyr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

young Judges 14:5 24× lion Proverbs 19:12 lions Psalms 35:17 also Isaiah 11:6

How Strong's H3715 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3715 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3715 in the Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Judges 14:5 KJV

Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

Nehemiah 6:2 KJV

That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

Job 4:10 KJV

The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Usage Excerpts

First 32 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3715.

Judges 14:5 Old Testament, KJV
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
Nehemiah 6:2 Old Testament, KJV
That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.
Job 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Job 38:39 Old Testament, KJV
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
Psalms 17:12 Old Testament, KJV
Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Psalms 34:10 Old Testament, KJV
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
Psalms 35:17 Old Testament, KJV
Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.
Psalms 58:6 Old Testament, KJV
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Psalms 91:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
Psalms 104:21 Old Testament, KJV
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Proverbs 19:12 Old Testament, KJV
The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Proverbs 20:2 Old Testament, KJV
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
Proverbs 28:1 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Isaiah 5:29 Old Testament, KJV
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
Isaiah 11:6 Old Testament, KJV
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 31:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Jeremiah 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 25:38 Old Testament, KJV
He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
Jeremiah 51:38 Old Testament, KJV
They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.
Ezekiel 19:2 Old Testament, KJV
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Ezekiel 19:3 Old Testament, KJV
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
Ezekiel 19:5 Old Testament, KJV
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
Ezekiel 19:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
Ezekiel 32:2 Old Testament, KJV
Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.
Ezekiel 38:13 Old Testament, KJV
Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
Ezekiel 41:19 Old Testament, KJV
So that the face of a man was toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: it was made through all the house round about.
Hosea 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
Amos 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Micah 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.
Nahum 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
Nahum 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
Zechariah 11:3 Old Testament, KJV
There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3715, grouped by book.

Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3715 FAQ

What does kephir (כְּפִיר) mean?

Strong's H3715 is a Hebrew entry for H3715 כְּפִיר (kphiyr). kphiyr (kef-eer') n-m. 1. a village (as covered in by walls) 2. also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)

How many times is kephir (כְּפִיר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 32 linked usages for Strong's H3715 across 13 books.

Where can I study kephir (כְּפִיר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3715 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate kephir (כְּפִיר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as young, lion, lions, and also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.