chapiter Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
chapiter in Easton's Bible Dictionary
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."
chapiter in Smith's Bible Dictionary
the capital of a pillar; i.e. the upper part, as the term is used in modern architecture.
chapiter in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
The capital of a pillar; also a molding at the top of a work of art, as the lavers (Exodus 38:17; 1 Kings 7:27; 1 Kings 7:31; 1 Kings 7:38).