What does כָּפַף mean in the Bible?
כָּפַף is a Hebrew word meaning "to curve".
Hebrew · H3721
כָּפַף
To curve
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כָּפַף H3721
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 It those who are weighed down 1× Psalms 146:8
to bow 1× Isaiah 58:5
was despondent 1× Psalms 57:6
when I bow 1× Micah 6:6
who are bowed down 1× Psalms 145:14
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 57:6 כָּפַ֪ף to was despondent Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 145:14 הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃ to who are bowed down Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Psalms 146:8 כְּפוּפִ֑ים to those who are weighed down Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Isaiah 58:5 הֲלָכֹ֨ף to to bow Preposition | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Micah 6:6 אִכַּ֖ף to when I bow Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 57:6
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Psalms 3 Isaiah 1 Micah 1
Source forms
אִכַּ֖ף 1x ’ik·kap̄ Micah 6:6
הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃ 1x hak·kə·p̄ū·p̄îm Psalms 145:14
הֲלָכֹ֨ף 1x hă·lā·ḵōp̄ Isaiah 58:5
כְּפוּפִ֑ים 1x kə·p̄ū·p̄îm Psalms 146:8
כָּפַ֪ף 1x kā·p̄ap̄ Psalms 57:6
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 1x Psalms 145:14
Preposition | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Isaiah 58:5
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular 1x Micah 6:6
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 57:6
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 1x Psalms 146:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to curve
Source Gloss
to curve
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 3
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Mic 6:6 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect Ps 57:7 1×
Participle passive Ps 146:8 1×
Word Origins
כָּפַף is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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