Words the Bible translates as capital
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- koteretכֹּתֶרֶתthe capital of a pillar: the ornamented crown that finishes off the top of a column.
- kaphtorכַּפְתּוֹרa rounded knob on something upright: the bulb-like ornaments of the tabernacle lampstand, and the shaped top of a pillar
- birahבִּירָהa fortified citadel or palace-complex: the walled royal and administrative stronghold at the center of a capital
- mētropolisμητρόπολιςcapitalnot studied yet
- tsephetצֶפֶתcapitalnot studied yet
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