What does כָּפַף mean in the Bible?
כָּפַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to curve".
Hebrew · H3721
כָּפַף
To curve
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כָּפַףH3721
What does כָּפַף mean in the Bible?
כָּפַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to curve".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3721?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include those who are weighed down (1), to bow (1), was despondent (1), when I bow (1), who are bowed down (1).
Where does כָּפַף appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 57:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Isaiah (1), Micah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itthose who are weighed down1×Psalms 146:8
to bow1×Isaiah 58:5
was despondent1×Psalms 57:6
when I bow1×Micah 6:6
who are bowed down1×Psalms 145:14
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 57:6כָּפַ֪ףtowas despondentVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularPsalms 145:14הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃towho are bowed downArticle | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralPsalms 146:8כְּפוּפִ֑יםtothose who are weighed downVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine pluralIsaiah 58:5הֲלָכֹ֨ףtoto bowPreposition | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructMicah 6:6אִכַּ֖ףtowhen I bowVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 57:6
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Psalms3Isaiah1Micah1
Source forms
אִכַּ֖ף1x’ik·kap̄Micah 6:6
הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃1xhak·kə·p̄ū·p̄îmPsalms 145:14
הֲלָכֹ֨ף1xhă·lā·ḵōp̄Isaiah 58:5
כְּפוּפִ֑ים1xkə·p̄ū·p̄îmPsalms 146:8
כָּפַ֪ף1xkā·p̄ap̄Psalms 57:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural1xPsalms 145:14
Preposition | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xIsaiah 58:5
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular1xMicah 6:6
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xPsalms 57:6
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural1xPsalms 146:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to curve
Source Gloss
to curve
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to curve BDB: bend Usage: bow down (self).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms3
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
ImperfectMic 6:61×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
PerfectPs 57:71×
Participle passivePs 146:81×
Word Origins
כָּפַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.