HebrewH3709Noun (Feminine)

כַּף

kaph

161Occurrences
H3709Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

from H3721 (כָּפַף);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
palm/hand 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand 1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand 1b) power 1c) sole (of the foot) 1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects 1d1) of thigh-joint 1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow) 1d3) hollow (of sling) 1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees) 1d5) handles (as bent)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

כַּף appears 161 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
18
Isaiah
13
Leviticus
13
Psalms
13
Job
12
Proverbs
9
2 Kings
8
Exodus
8

Key Passages

1 Kings 17:12BSB

But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”

Deuteronomy 11:24BSB

Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.

Isaiah 33:15BSB

He who walks righteouslyand speaks with sincerity,who refuses gain from extortion,whose hand never takes a bribe,who stops his ears against murderous plotsand shuts his eyes tightly against evil—

Job 9:30BSB

If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,

Numbers 7:38BSB

one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

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