Word study · Greek
kálymma
veil, covering
Say it: KAL-oom-mah (approximate)
κάλυμμα
What it means
A covering, specifically a veil. In 3:12-18 Paul compares the veil Moses put on his face (Exodus 34:33-35) to a veil lying on the hearts of those who read Moses without Christ, and says the veil is removed in Christ.
Range of meaning
- VeilA cloth over the face.
- CoveringAnything that hides.
In 2 Corinthians
- Chapter 3
"A veil" lies over their heart (3:13-16).
Every verse (4)
Verses where G2571 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources