Qâphâʼ — H7087

Definition

verb

to shrink, i.e. thicken (as unracked wine, curdled milk, clouded sky, frozen water)

1. v
2. to thicken, condense, congeal, settle, become dense
1. (Qal) to be condensed
1. thickening (participle)
2. (Hiphil) to cause to curdle
3. n m
4. congelation

Usually translated as

dark, congeal, curdle, settle

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• pḗgnymi (G4078)

Occurrences

Qâphâʼ occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Job (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (1)

• Exodus 15:8 — And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed (קָֽפְא֥וּ) in the heart of the sea.
• Job 10:10 — Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled (תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי) me like cheese?
• Zephaniah 1:12 — And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled (הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙) on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
• Zechariah 14:6 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark (וְקִפָּאֽוֹן):