Qôwph — H6971

Definition

masculine noun

a monkey

1. ape

Usually translated as

ape

Origin

or qôph; of foreign origin,

Occurrences

Qôwph occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Kings 10:22 — For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes (וְקֹפִ֖ים), and peacocks.
• 2 Chronicles 9:21 — For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes (וְקוֹפִ֖ים), and peacocks.