What does כַּף mean in the Bible?
כַּף is a Hebrew word meaning "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".
Hebrew · H3709
כַּף
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
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כַּף H3709
What does כַּף mean in the Bible?
כַּף is a Hebrew word meaning "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".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3709?
The BSB source-word alignment has 193 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (14), dish (12), my hands (12), from the hand (11), his hands (9).
Where does כַּף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (21), Numbers (20), Leviticus (14), Isaiah (13).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 14× Genesis 32:25, Exodus 29:24, Leviticus 8:27, Deuteronomy 2:5
dish 12× Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:20, Numbers 7:26, Numbers 7:32
my hands 12× Exodus 9:29, 2 Samuel 18:12, Ezra 9:5, Job 9:30
from the hand 11× Judges 6:14, 1 Samuel 4:3, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 19:9
his hands 9× Exodus 9:33, Judges 14:9, 1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:38
dishes 6× Numbers 7:84, Numbers 7:86, 2 Kings 25:14, 2 Chronicles 24:14
hands 6× Psalms 24:4, Psalms 78:72, Psalms 141:2, Proverbs 6:3
palm 6× Leviticus 14:15, Leviticus 14:16, Leviticus 14:18, Leviticus 14:26
their hands 6× Leviticus 8:28, 2 Kings 11:12, Psalms 91:12, Psalms 98:8
your hands 5× Job 11:13, Psalms 47:1, Isaiah 59:3, Lamentations 2:19
hand 4× Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, 1 Kings 18:44, 2 Kings 4:34
the hands 4× Exodus 29:24, Leviticus 8:27, Numbers 6:19, Psalms 129:7
in his hand 3× Exodus 4:4, 2 Samuel 18:14, Isaiah 28:4
the hand 3× 2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 36:6, Habakkuk 2:9
the socket 3× Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32
the sole 3× Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 28:56, Joshua 1:3
[Are] the hands 2× Judges 8:6, Judges 8:15
and dishes 2× Exodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16
from the grasp 2× Psalms 71:4, Jeremiah 15:21
from the hands 2× 2 Kings 16:7, Ezra 8:31
From the sole 2× 2 Samuel 14:25, Isaiah 1:6
from the soles 2× Deuteronomy 28:35, Job 2:7
his palm 2× Leviticus 14:17, Leviticus 14:28
in his hands 2× 1 Samuel 19:5, Jonah 3:8
in my hands 2× 1 Samuel 28:21, Psalms 119:109
ladles 2× 1 Kings 7:50, 2 Chronicles 4:22
of my hands 2× Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42
of Your hands 2× Job 10:3, Job 22:30
With the soles 2× 2 Kings 19:24, Isaiah 37:25
with their hands 2× Job 29:9, Ezekiel 29:7
Your hand 2× Job 13:21, Psalms 139:5
[and] 1× 1 Samuel 5:4
[like stones] 1× 1 Samuel 25:29
a hand 1× Job 41:8
a handful 1× Leviticus 9:17
and cups 1× Numbers 4:7
and from the hand 1× 2 Samuel 22:1
and hand 1× 2 Kings 4:34
and hands 1× Lamentations 3:41
and he struck his hands 1× Numbers 24:10
and the palms 1× 2 Kings 9:35
and the soles 1× Ezekiel 1:7
are in their hands 1× Isaiah 59:6
Both hands 1× Micah 7:3
feet 1× Joshua 4:18
for the sole 1× Deuteronomy 28:65
for the soles 1× Ezekiel 43:7
hands in pledge 1× Proverbs 17:18
her arms 1× Proverbs 31:20
her foot 1× Genesis 8:9
her hand 1× Deuteronomy 25:12
her hands 1× Numbers 5:18
her hands [to say] 1× Jeremiah 4:31
his feet 1× 1 Kings 5:3
in hand 1× Ezekiel 21:24
in my own hands 1× Job 13:14
in the hand 1× Ezekiel 21:11
in the palm 1× Isaiah 62:3
into the hand 1× Judges 6:13
into the hands 1× Jeremiah 12:7
its hands 1× Job 27:23
My hands together 1× Ezekiel 21:17
of [your] hands 1× Haggai 1:11
of their hands 1× Psalms 9:16
on my hands 1× Psalms 7:3
our hands 1× Psalms 44:20
pans 1× Jeremiah 52:19
the branches 1× Leviticus 23:40
the fruit 1× Psalms 128:2
the grasp 1× 2 Chronicles 30:6
the handles 1× Song Of Solomon 5:5
the palms of My hands 1× Isaiah 49:16
the soles 1× Malachi 4:3
their paws 1× Leviticus 11:27
Then I will take My hand 1× Exodus 33:23
to my hands 1× Job 31:7
were like the hooves 1× Ezekiel 1:7
when my hands 1× 1 Chronicles 12:17
When the feet 1× Joshua 3:13
whose hand 1× Isaiah 33:15
with her fingers 1× Proverbs 31:19
with his hands 1× 1 Kings 8:54
with My hand 1× Exodus 33:22
your feet 1× Isaiah 60:14
your hands in prayer 1× Isaiah 1:15
your hands together 1× Ezekiel 21:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:9 לְכַף־ to her foot Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 20:5 כַּפַּ֖י to of my hands Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular Genesis 31:42 כַּפַּ֛י to of my hands Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular Genesis 32:25 בְּכַף־ to the socket Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 32:25 כַּף־ to . . . Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 32:32 כַּ֣ף to the socket Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 32:32 בְּכַף־ to the socket Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 40:11 כַּ֥ף to hand Noun - feminine singular construct Genesis 40:21 כַּ֥ף to hand Noun - feminine singular construct Exodus 4:4 בְּכַפּֽוֹ׃ to in his hand Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:9
Aligned rows 193
Books represented 30
Genesis 9 Exodus 9 Leviticus 14 Numbers 20 Deuteronomy 6 Joshua 3 Judges 6 1 Samuel 5 2 Samuel 8 1 Kings 7 2 Kings 10 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 7 Ezra 2 Job 13 Psalms 21 Proverbs 9 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 13 Jeremiah 5 Lamentations 3 Ezekiel 12 Daniel 1 Jonah 1 Micah 2 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 1 Haggai 1 Malachi 1
Source forms
כַּ֥ף 17x kap̄ Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Leviticus 14:15, Leviticus 14:26
מִכַּ֥ף 7x mik·kap̄ Deuteronomy 28:35, 1 Samuel 4:3, 2 Samuel 22:1, Ezra 8:31
בְּכַף־ 6x bə·ḵap̄- Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Judges 6:13, 2 Kings 19:24
כַּפֵּ֣י 5x kap·pê Exodus 29:24, Leviticus 8:27, Numbers 6:19
כַּפָּ֖יו 5x kap·pāw Exodus 9:33, 1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:13
מִכַּ֣ף 5x mik·kap̄ Judges 6:14, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 19:9, 2 Kings 16:7
כַּ֣ף 4x kap̄ Genesis 32:32, Leviticus 14:18, Leviticus 14:29, Ezekiel 21:14
כַּפּ֥וֹת 4x kap·pō·wṯ Numbers 7:84, 1 Kings 5:3, Song Of Solomon 5:5, Isaiah 60:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 28x Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct 18x Deuteronomy 28:35, Judges 6:14, 1 Samuel 4:3, 2 Samuel 14:16
Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular 15x Exodus 9:33, Leviticus 11:27, Numbers 24:10, Judges 14:9
Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular 12x Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Exodus 9:29, 2 Samuel 18:12
Noun - feminine plural construct 11x Leviticus 23:40, Numbers 7:84, Numbers 7:86, Joshua 3:13
Noun - feminine singular 9x 2 Kings 11:12, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 98:8, Proverbs 17:18
Noun - fd 8x Job 36:32, Psalms 24:4, Psalms 91:12, Isaiah 49:16
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 8x Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Judges 6:13, 2 Kings 19:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. 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
Source Gloss
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
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
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 BDB: hollow Usage: branch, foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain