chap·i·ter  (chāp'ĭ-tər)  n. Architecture The capital of a column. [Middle English chapitre, chapter, chapiter; see chapter.] |
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."