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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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כַּףH3709

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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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".

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
dish12×Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:20, Numbers 7:26, Numbers 7:32
my hands12×Exodus 9:29, 2 Samuel 18:12, Ezra 9:5, Job 9:30
from the hand11×Judges 6:14, 1 Samuel 4:3, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 19:9
his hands9×Exodus 9:33, Judges 14:9, 1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:38
dishes6×Numbers 7:84, Numbers 7:86, 2 Kings 25:14, 2 Chronicles 24:14
hands6×Psalms 24:4, Psalms 78:72, Psalms 141:2, Proverbs 6:3
palm6×Leviticus 14:15, Leviticus 14:16, Leviticus 14:18, Leviticus 14:26
their hands6×Leviticus 8:28, 2 Kings 11:12, Psalms 91:12, Psalms 98:8
your hands5×Job 11:13, Psalms 47:1, Isaiah 59:3, Lamentations 2:19
hand4×Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, 1 Kings 18:44, 2 Kings 4:34
the hands4×Exodus 29:24, Leviticus 8:27, Numbers 6:19, Psalms 129:7
in his hand3×Exodus 4:4, 2 Samuel 18:14, Isaiah 28:4
the hand3×2 Kings 18:21, Isaiah 36:6, Habakkuk 2:9
the socket3×Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32
the sole3×Deuteronomy 11:24, Deuteronomy 28:56, Joshua 1:3
[Are] the hands2×Judges 8:6, Judges 8:15
and dishes2×Exodus 25:29, Exodus 37:16
from the grasp2×Psalms 71:4, Jeremiah 15:21
from the hands2×2 Kings 16:7, Ezra 8:31
From the sole2×2 Samuel 14:25, Isaiah 1:6
from the soles2×Deuteronomy 28:35, Job 2:7
his palm2×Leviticus 14:17, Leviticus 14:28
in his hands2×1 Samuel 19:5, Jonah 3:8
in my hands2×1 Samuel 28:21, Psalms 119:109
ladles2×1 Kings 7:50, 2 Chronicles 4:22
of my hands2×Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42
of Your hands2×Job 10:3, Job 22:30
With the soles2×2 Kings 19:24, Isaiah 37:25
with their hands2×Job 29:9, Ezekiel 29:7
Your hand2×Job 13:21, Psalms 139:5
[and]1×1 Samuel 5:4
[like stones]1×1 Samuel 25:29
a hand1×Job 41:8
a handful1×Leviticus 9:17
and cups1×Numbers 4:7
and from the hand1×2 Samuel 22:1
and hand1×2 Kings 4:34
and hands1×Lamentations 3:41
and he struck his hands1×Numbers 24:10
and the palms1×2 Kings 9:35
and the soles1×Ezekiel 1:7
are in their hands1×Isaiah 59:6
Both hands1×Micah 7:3
feet1×Joshua 4:18
for the sole1×Deuteronomy 28:65
for the soles1×Ezekiel 43:7
hands in pledge1×Proverbs 17:18
her arms1×Proverbs 31:20
her foot1×Genesis 8:9
her hand1×Deuteronomy 25:12
her hands1×Numbers 5:18
her hands [to say]1×Jeremiah 4:31
his feet1×1 Kings 5:3
in hand1×Ezekiel 21:24
in my own hands1×Job 13:14
in the hand1×Ezekiel 21:11
in the palm1×Isaiah 62:3
into the hand1×Judges 6:13
into the hands1×Jeremiah 12:7
its hands1×Job 27:23
My hands together1×Ezekiel 21:17
of [your] hands1×Haggai 1:11
of their hands1×Psalms 9:16
on my hands1×Psalms 7:3
our hands1×Psalms 44:20
pans1×Jeremiah 52:19
the branches1×Leviticus 23:40
the fruit1×Psalms 128:2
the grasp1×2 Chronicles 30:6
the handles1×Song Of Solomon 5:5
the palms of My hands1×Isaiah 49:16
the soles1×Malachi 4:3
their paws1×Leviticus 11:27
Then I will take My hand1×Exodus 33:23
to my hands1×Job 31:7
were like the hooves1×Ezekiel 1:7
when my hands1×1 Chronicles 12:17
When the feet1×Joshua 3:13
whose hand1×Isaiah 33:15
with her fingers1×Proverbs 31:19
with his hands1×1 Kings 8:54
with My hand1×Exodus 33:22
your feet1×Isaiah 60:14
your hands in prayer1×Isaiah 1:15
your hands together1×Ezekiel 21:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:9לְכַף־toher footPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 20:5כַּפַּ֖יtoof my handsNoun - feminine dual construct | first person common singularGenesis 31:42כַּפַּ֛יtoof my handsNoun - feminine dual construct | first person common singularGenesis 32:25בְּכַף־tothe socketPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 32:25כַּף־to. . .Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 32:32כַּ֣ףtothe socketNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 32:32בְּכַף־tothe socketPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructGenesis 40:11כַּ֥ףtohandNoun - feminine singular constructGenesis 40:21כַּ֥ףtohandNoun - feminine singular constructExodus 4:4בְּכַפּֽוֹ׃toin his handPreposition-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 rowGenesis 8:9
Aligned rows193
Books represented30
Genesis9Exodus9Leviticus14Numbers20Deuteronomy6Joshua3Judges61 Samuel52 Samuel81 Kings72 Kings101 Chronicles12 Chronicles7Ezra2Job13Psalms21Proverbs9Ecclesiastes1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah13Jeremiah5Lamentations3Ezekiel12Daniel1Jonah1Micah2Nahum1Habakkuk1Haggai1Malachi1
Source forms
כַּ֥ף17xkap̄Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Leviticus 14:15, Leviticus 14:26
מִכַּ֥ף7xmik·kap̄Deuteronomy 28:35, 1 Samuel 4:3, 2 Samuel 22:1, Ezra 8:31
בְּכַף־6xbə·ḵap̄-Genesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Judges 6:13, 2 Kings 19:24
כַּפֵּ֣י5xkap·pêExodus 29:24, Leviticus 8:27, Numbers 6:19
כַּפָּ֖יו5xkap·pāwExodus 9:33, 1 Kings 8:22, 1 Kings 8:38, 2 Chronicles 6:13
מִכַּ֣ף5xmik·kap̄Judges 6:14, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 19:9, 2 Kings 16:7
כַּ֣ף4xkap̄Genesis 32:32, Leviticus 14:18, Leviticus 14:29, Ezekiel 21:14
כַּפּ֥וֹת4xkap·pō·wṯNumbers 7:84, 1 Kings 5:3, Song Of Solomon 5:5, Isaiah 60:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct28xGenesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct18xDeuteronomy 28:35, Judges 6:14, 1 Samuel 4:3, 2 Samuel 14:16
Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular15xExodus 9:33, Leviticus 11:27, Numbers 24:10, Judges 14:9
Noun - feminine dual construct | first person common singular12xGenesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Exodus 9:29, 2 Samuel 18:12
Noun - feminine plural construct11xLeviticus 23:40, Numbers 7:84, Numbers 7:86, Joshua 3:13
Noun - feminine singular9x2 Kings 11:12, Psalms 47:1, Psalms 98:8, Proverbs 17:18
Noun - fd8xJob 36:32, Psalms 24:4, Psalms 91:12, Isaiah 49:16
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct8xGenesis 32:25, Genesis 32:32, Judges 6:13, 2 Kings 19:24
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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