The Definition of the word Chapiter

Chapiter

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."