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Lexicon :: Strong's H3709 - kap̄

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כַּף
Transliteration
kap̄
Pronunciation
kaf
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1022a

Strong’s Definitions

כַּף kaph, kaf; from H3721; 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:—branch, foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 192x

The KJV translates Strong's H3709 in the following manner: hand (128x), spoon (24x), sole (19x), palm (5x), hollow (3x), handful (2x), apiece (1x), branches (1x), breadth (with H4096) (1x), clouds (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 192x
The KJV translates Strong's H3709 in the following manner: hand (128x), spoon (24x), sole (19x), palm (5x), hollow (3x), handful (2x), apiece (1x), branches (1x), breadth (with H4096) (1x), clouds (1x), miscellaneous (7x).
  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)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כַּף kaph, kaf; from H3721; 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:—branch, foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
STRONGS H3709: Abbreviations
כַּף 192 noun feminine 1 Kings 8:54 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id., bdb049605 Assyrian kappu, hand, pan, kippatu, hollow; Arabic bdb049606 palm, hand) — absolute כ׳ Job 29:9 +, so read probably also Ezekiel 29:7b for MT כָּתֵף (Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Sm Co, compare Ezekiel 29:7a); כָּ֑ף 2 Kings 11:12 +; more often construct כַּף Genesis 40:11 +; suffix כַּפִּי Judges 12:3, כַּפְּךָ Job 13:31, etc.; in Ezekiel 29:7 read כַּף Qr for כפך Kt (so Ew Hi Sm Co Da); dual כַּפַּיִס Isaiah 49:16 +; construct כַּפֵּי Exodus 29:24 (twice in verse) + 3 times; suffix כַּפַּי Genesis 20:5 +, כַּפָּיו Numbers 24:10 +, כַּפֵּיהֶס Isaiah 59:6 + 2 times, כַּפֵּימוֹ Job 27:23, etc.; plural כַּפּוֹת (especially of soles, and in metaphor senses) absolute Numbers 4:7 +; construct 2 Kings 9:35 +, suffix כַּפֹתָיו Exodus 25:29; Exodus 37:16; —
1.
a. of human beings, hollow or flat of hand, palm, (approximately + 116 times) 2 Kings 4:34 (twice in verse); נָתַן אֵת הַכּוס עַלכּכַּף פ׳ Genesis 40:11, 21 (E), set the cup upon the palm of Pharaoh (compare Genesis 40:11a בְּיָדִי פַּרְעֹה וְכוֹס), similarly Leviticus 8:27 (twice in verse) (P) +; עַל־כַּפּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הַשֶּׁמֶן Leviticus 14:16, 17, 18, 27, 28; as distinguished from wrist and arm, Deuteronomy 25:12; rarely with ידים (always כַּכּוֺת), ידיו כַּפּוֹת שְׁתֵּי1 Samuel 5:4 (of Dagon), הַיָּדַיִם כ׳ 2 Kings 9:35, compare Daniel 10:10; כַּף הַשְּׂמָאלִית Leviticus 14:15, 26; note especially קֶמַח מְלֹא כ׳ 1 Kings 17:12 a handful of meal (literally palmful), compare Ecclesiastes 4:6 (where distinguished from מלא חָפְנַיִם a double fistful; in both these passages of a very small quantity); compare מִן כַּפּוֹ וַיְמַלֵּא Leviticus 9:17 (reference to מְלֹא קֻמְצוֺ Leviticus 2:2; Leviticus 5:12; compare Leviticus 6:8). In Exodus 4:4 (JE), Proverbs 31:19; Ezekiel 21:16; Psalm 129:7, etc., the thought is that of grasping.
b. anthropomorph. of י׳ covering Moses over with his palm, עָלֶיך כַפִּי וְשַׂכֹּתִי Exodus 33:22 (J), and so figurative (with שׁית) Psalm 139:5; withdrawing )הֵסִירׅ his hand Exodus 33:23 (J); removing )הִרְהִּיק ׅ his afficting hand Job 13:21; אוֺר כִּסָּה עַל־כַּפַּיִס Job 36:32, i.e. he (God) hath filled his palms with light.
c. once of animals, עַל־כַּפָּיו הוֹלֵךְ Leviticus 11:27 going upon their palms, i.e. paws (cats, dogs, etc.).
d. phrases are: —
†(1) (הִכָּה כַּף = clap the hands, in applause 2 Kings 11:12 so תָּקַע כ׳ Psalm 47:2, מָחָא כ׳ Isaiah 55:12 (figurative of trees), Psalm 98:8 (figurative of rivers); but especially in scorn, contempt, etc., אֶת־כַּפָּיו סָפַק Numbers 24:10 (J), כַפֵּ֑ימוֹ עָלֵימוֺ יִשְׂפֹּק Job 27:23; so תָּקַע כַּף עלֿ Nahum 3:19, אֶל־ כַפִּי הִכָּה Ezekiel 22:13 (of י׳); absolute, הִכָּה בְכַפְּךָ Ezekiel 6:11 (as מחא יד Ezekiel 25:6), הִכָּה כַּף אֶלכַּֿף Ezekiel 21:19, אֶל־כַּפִּי כַפִּי אַכֶּה Ezekiel 21:22 (of י׳).
†(2) תָּפַשׂ בַּכַּף grasp, seize with the hand Ezekiel 29:7 compare Ezekiel 29:7 (on text see above)
†(3) of hand-grasp as pledge תָּקַעְתָּ כַּפֶּיךָ לַזָּר Proverbs 6:1 (if) thou hast smitten thy palms (given a double hand-grasp), for another (so De; || עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ); so absolute תקע כף Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 22:26 (compare תקע ליד Job 17:3).
(4) often of hand spread out in prayer, as sign of longing to receive, with אֶל־ פָּרַשׂ Exodus 9:29, 33 (J), 1 Kings 8:38 = 2 Chronicles 6:29, etc. (see יד Psalm 143:6; Lamentations 1:17 and יָד 1d, above; also פרשׂ, נשׂא, שׁטח).
†(5) שׂים כַּף לְפֶה, in respectful silence, Job 29:9.
†(6) figurative נַפְשִׁי וָאָשִׂימָה בְכַפִּי Judges 12:3 = I have taken my life in my hand (i.e. hazarded it), so 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 28:21; Job 13:14 and (without verb) Psalm 119:109.
†(7) נִקְיֹן כ׳ Genesis 20:5 cleanness of palms is figurative for purity of act, compare Psalm 26:6, also Job 9:30; Job 22:30; Psalm 24:4; Psalm 73:13; conversely, בְּכַפָּ֑י (לֹא)חָמָס Job 16:17; 1 Chronicles 12:18; Isaiah 59:6; Jonah 3:8, compare Isaiah 59:3 (so ידים Isaiah 1:15), Job 31:7; Psalm 7:4. — In many cases כַּף is not to be distinguished from יָד; so in phrase יְגִיעַ כ׳ toil of the hands Genesis 31:42; Haggai 1:11; Job 10:3; Psalm 128:2; כ׳ פֹּצַל Psalm 9:17, חֵפֶץ כ׳ Proverbs 31:13; תְּבוּנוֺת כ׳ Psalm 78:72, כ׳ פְּרִי Proverbs 31:16†; compare Micah 7:3.
†2. = power (i.e. grasp) of any one, נתן בכף Judges 6:13 = deliver into the power of, so Jeremiah 12:7, compare בּוֺא בכף Proverbs 6:3; usually הוֺשִׁיעַ, פָּדָה, הִצִּיל etc., with מִכַּף = out of the power of Judges 6:14; 1 Samuel 4:3; 2 Samuel 14:16; 2 Samuel 19:10 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 22:1 (twice in verse) = Psalm 18:1 (title), 2 Kings 16:7 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 20:6 = Isaiah 38:6; Micah 4:10; Jeremiah 15:21; 2 Chronicles 30:6; 32:11; Ezra 8:31; Psalm 71:4 (compare יָד 5g above).
†3. כַּף רַגְלָהּ, etc., = sole of foot, Genesis 8:9 (J), Joshua 3:13; Joshua 4:18 (both J E), 1 Kings 5:17; 2 Kings 19:24 = Isaiah 37:25; Deuteronomy 11:24; Deuteronomy 28:56, 65; Joshua 1:3 (D) Ezekiel 43:7; Malachi 3:21; קָדְקֳדוֺמִכַּף רַגְלוֺ וְעַד 2 Samuel 14:25; Job 2:7, compare Isaiah 1:6 (figurative); ר׳ מִדְרַךְ כ׳ Deuteronomy 2:5 treading-place for the sole of a foot; of the cherubim Ezekiel 1:7, of a calf, (in simile) Ezekiel 1:7., (according to MT; compare however Co).
4. of various hollow, bending or bent objects: —
†a. hollow (i.e. socket), of the thigh-joint, יָרֵךְ כ׳ Genesis 32:26 (twice in verse); Genesis 32:33 (twice in verse).
†c. hollow of sling, 1 Samuel 25:29.
†d. תְּמָרִיס כַּפּוֹת Leviticus 23:40hand-shaped branches (or fronds) of palm-trees.
e. הַמַּנְעוּל כַּפּוֹת Songs 5:5 the (bent) handles of the bolt.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:9; 20:5; 20:5; 31:42; 32:26; 40:11; 40:11; 40:11; 40:21

Exodus

4:4; 9:29; 9:33; 25:29; 25:29; 29:24; 33:22; 33:23; 37:16; 37:16

Leviticus

2:2; 5:12; 6:8; 8:27; 9:17; 11:27; 14:15; 14:16; 14:17; 14:18; 14:26; 14:27; 14:28; 23:40

Numbers

4:7; 5:7; 7; 7:14; 24:10; 24:10

Deuteronomy

2:5; 11:24; 25:12; 28:56; 28:65

Joshua

1:3; 3:13; 4:18

Judges

6:13; 6:14; 12:3; 12:3

1 Samuel

4:3; 5:4; 19:5; 25:29; 28:21

2 Samuel

14:16; 14:25; 19:10; 22:1

1 Kings

5:17; 7:50; 8:38; 8:54; 17:12

2 Kings

4:34; 9:35; 9:35; 11:12; 11:12; 16:7; 19:24; 20:6; 25:14

1 Chronicles

12:18

2 Chronicles

4:22; 6:29; 24:14; 30:6; 32:11

Ezra

8:31

Job

2:7; 9:30; 10:3; 13:14; 13:21; 16:17; 17:3; 22:30; 27:23; 27:23; 29:9; 29:9; 31:7; 36:32

Psalms

7:4; 9:17; 18:1; 24:4; 26:6; 47:2; 71:4; 73:13; 78:72; 98:8; 119:109; 128:2; 129:7; 139:5; 143:6

Proverbs

6:1; 6:3; 17:18; 22:26; 31:13; 31:16; 31:19

Ecclesiastes

4:6

Song of Songs

5:5

Isaiah

1:6; 1:15; 37:25; 38:6; 49:16; 55:12; 59:3; 59:6; 59:6

Jeremiah

12:7; 15:21; 52:18; 52:19

Lamentations

1:17

Ezekiel

1:7; 1:7; 6:11; 21:16; 21:19; 21:22; 22:13; 25:6; 29:7; 29:7; 29:7; 29:7; 29:7; 43:7

Daniel

10:10

Jonah

3:8

Micah

4:10; 7:3

Nahum

3:19

Haggai

1:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3709 matches the Hebrew כַּף (kap̄),
which occurs 195 times in 180 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 4 (Gen 8:9–Deu 28:35)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:9 - But the dove found no rest for the sole H3709 of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:5 - Said he not unto me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself said, He is my brother: in the integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands H3709 have I done this.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, H3709 and rebuked thee yesternight.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:25 - And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow H3709 of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:32 - Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow H3709 of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow H3709 of Jacob's thigh in the sinew that shrank.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:11 - And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. H3709
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:21 - And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand: H3709
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:4 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: H3709
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:29 - And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands H3709 unto the LORD; and the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth is the LORD'S.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:33 - And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands H3709 unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:29 - And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons H3709 thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:24 - And thou shalt put all in the hands H3709 of Aaron, and in the hands H3709 of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:22 - And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand H3709 while I pass by:
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:23 - And I will take away mine hand, H3709 and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
Unchecked Copy BoxExo 37:16 - And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, H3709 and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:27 - And he put all upon Aaron's hands, H3709 and upon his sons' hands, H3709 and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:28 - And Moses took them from off their hands, H3709 and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:17 - And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful H3709 thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:27 - And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, H3709 among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:15 - And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm H3709 of his own left hand:
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:16 - And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, H3709 and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:17 - And of the rest of the oil that is in his hand H3709 shall the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass offering:
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:18 - And the remnant of the oil that is in the priest's hand H3709 he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed: and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:26 - And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm H3709 of his own left hand:
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:27 - And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand H3709 seven times before the LORD:
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:28 - And the priest shall put of the oil that is in his hand H3709 upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass offering:
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:29 - And the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand H3709 he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the LORD.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 23:40 - And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches H3709 of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:7 - And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, H3709 and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:18 - And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, H3709 which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 6:19 - And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and shall put them upon the hands H3709 of the Nazarite, after the hair of his separation is shaven:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:14 - One spoon H3709 of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:20 - One spoon H3709 of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:26 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:32 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:38 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:44 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:50 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:56 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:62 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:68 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:74 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:80 - One golden spoon H3709 of ten shekels, full of incense:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:84 - This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons H3709 of gold:
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:86 - The golden spoons H3709 were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, H3709 after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons H3709 was an hundred and twenty shekels.
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:10 - And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands H3709 together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 2:5 - Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; H3709 because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:24 - Every place whereon the soles H3709 of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:12 - Then thou shalt cut off her hand, H3709 thine eye shall not pity her.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:35 - The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole H3709 of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

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