Definition
a primitive root; to curve
Traditional renderings: bow down (self).
Traditional renderings: bow down (self).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders כָּפַף:
- ἀντιλαμβάνωantilambanō“to help”50%
- τυφλόςtuphlos“blind”50%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
5 total
- Psalm 57:6כָּפַ֪ף · was despondentThey spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
- Psalm 145:14הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃ · who are bowed downThe LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
- Psalm 146:8כְּפוּפִ֑ים · those who are weighed down…the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
- Isaiah 58:5הֲלָכֹ֨ף · to bowIs this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?
- Micah 6:6אִכַּ֖ף · when I bowWith what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?