The ornamental head or capital of a pillar. Three Hebrew words are so rendered. (1.) Cothereth (1 Kings 7:16; 2 Kings 25:17; 2 Chr. 4:12), meaning a “diadem” or “crown.” (2.) Tzepheth (2 Chr. 3:15). (3.) Rosh (Ex. 36:38; 38:17, 19, 28), properly a “head” or “top.”
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1 Kings 7:162 Kings 25:172 Chronicles 4:122 Chronicles 3:15Exodus 36:38Exodus 38:17Exodus 38:19Exodus 38:28
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.