Kaph — H3709

H3709 · Hebrew — כף

Pronunciation: kaf

Definition

feminine noun

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

  1. palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand
    1. palm, hollow or flat of the hand
    2. power
    3. sole (of the foot)
    4. hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects
      1. of thigh-joint
      2. pan, vessel (as hollow)
      3. hollow (of sling)
      4. hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)
      5. handles (as bent)

Usually translated as

hand, sole, spoon, hollow, handful, palm, handled, power, branch, foot, handle, middle, paw

Origin

from H3721

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Kaph occurs 189 times in 176 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (7), Exodus (8), Leviticus (13), Numbers (18), Deuteronomy (6), Joshua (3), Judges (6), 1 Samuel (4), 2 Samuel (6), 1 Kings (6), 2 Kings (8), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (7), Ezra (2), Job (13), Psalms (20), Proverbs (9), Song of Songs (1), Isaiah (13), Jeremiah (5), Lamentations (3), Ezekiel (9), Daniel (1), Jonah (1), Micah (2), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1), Haggai (1), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — K