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כַּף

kaphpalmHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine193 occurrences30 books180 verses

Definition

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
Traditional renderings: branch, foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כַּף:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

193 total
  1. Genesis 8:9לְכַף־ · her foot
    But the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out his hand and brought her back inside the ark.
  2. Genesis 20:5כַּפַּ֖י · of my hands
    Didn’t Abraham tell me, ‘She is my sister’? And she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ I have done this in the integrity of my heart and the innocence of my hands.”
  3. Genesis 31:42כַּפַּ֛י · of my hands
    If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”
  4. Genesis 32:25בְּכַף־ · the socket; כַּף־
    When the man saw that he could not overpower Jacob, he struck the socket of Jacob’s hip and dislocated it as they wrestled.
  5. Genesis 32:32כַּ֣ף · the socket; בְּכַף־ · the socket
    Therefore to this day the Israelites do not eat the tendon attached to the socket of the hip, because the socket of Jacob’s hip was struck near that tendon.
  6. Genesis 40:11כַּ֥ף · hand
    Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them into his cup, and placed the cup in his hand.”
  7. Genesis 40:21כַּ֥ף · hand
    Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again placed the cup in Pharaoh’s hand.
  8. Exodus 4:4בְּכַפּֽוֹ׃ · in his hand
    “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
  9. Exodus 9:29כַּפַּ֖י · my hands
    Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s.
  10. Exodus 9:33כַּפָּ֖יו · his hands
    Then Moses departed from Pharaoh, went out of the city, and spread out his hands to the LORD. The thunder and hail ceased, and the rain no longer poured down on the land.
  11. Exodus 25:29וְכַפֹּתָ֗יו · and dishes
    You are also to make the plates and dishes, as well as the pitchers and bowls for pouring drink offerings. Make them out of pure gold.
  12. Exodus 29:24כַּפֵּ֣י · the hands; כַּפֵּ֣י
    Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.
  13. Exodus 33:22כַפִּ֛י · with My hand
    …and when My glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft of the rock and cover you with My hand until I have passed by.
  14. Exodus 33:23כַּפִּ֔י · Then I will take My hand
    Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back; but My face must not be seen.”
  15. Exodus 37:16כַּפֹּתָיו֙ · and dishes
    He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.
  16. Leviticus 8:27כַּפֵּ֣י · the hands; כַּפֵּ֣י
    He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.
  17. Leviticus 8:28כַּפֵּיהֶ֔ם · their hands
    Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.
  18. Leviticus 9:17כַפּוֹ֙ · a handful
    Next he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar in addition to the morning’s burnt offering.
  19. Leviticus 11:27כַּפָּ֗יו · their paws
    All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
  20. Leviticus 14:15כַּ֥ף · palm
    Then the priest shall take some of the log of olive oil, pour it into his left palm,
  21. Leviticus 14:16כַּפּ֖וֹ · palm
    …dip his right forefinger into the oil in his left palm, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD.
  22. Leviticus 14:17כַּפּ֗וֹ · his palm
    And the priest is to put some of the oil remaining in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.
  23. Leviticus 14:18כַּ֣ף · palm
    The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
  24. Leviticus 14:26כַּ֥ף · palm
    Then the priest is to pour some of the oil into his left palm
  25. Leviticus 14:27כַּפּ֖וֹ · palm
    …and sprinkle with his right forefinger some of the oil in his left palm seven times before the LORD.
  26. Leviticus 14:28כַּפּ֗וֹ · his palm
    The priest shall also put some of the oil in his palm on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot—on the same places as the blood of the guilt offering.
  27. Leviticus 14:29כַּ֣ף · palm
    The rest of the oil in his palm, the priest is to put on the head of the one to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the LORD.
  28. Leviticus 23:40כַּפֹּ֣ת · the branches
    On the first day you are to gather the fruit of majestic trees, the branches of palm trees, and the boughs of leafy trees and of willows of the brook. And you are to rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days.
  29. Numbers 4:7הַכַּפֹּת֙ · and cups
    Over the table of the Presence they are to spread a blue cloth and place the plates and cups on it, along with the bowls and pitchers for the drink offering. The regular bread offering is to remain on it.
  30. Numbers 5:18כַּפֶּ֗יהָ · her hands
    After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse.
  31. Numbers 6:19כַּפֵּ֣י · the hands
    And the priest is to take the boiled shoulder from the ram, one unleavened cake from the basket, and one unleavened wafer, and put them into the hands of the Nazirite who has just shaved the hair of his consecration.
  32. Numbers 7:14כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  33. Numbers 7:20כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  34. Numbers 7:26כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  35. Numbers 7:32כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  36. Numbers 7:38כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  37. Numbers 7:44כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  38. Numbers 7:50כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  39. Numbers 7:56כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  40. Numbers 7:62כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  41. Numbers 7:68כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  42. Numbers 7:74כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  43. Numbers 7:80כַּ֥ף · dish
    …one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;
  44. Numbers 7:84כַּפּ֥וֹת · dishes
    So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
  45. Numbers 7:86כַּפּ֨וֹת · dishes; הַכַּ֖ף
    The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.