כָּפַל
kâphal · kaw-fal'
to fold together; figuratively, to repeat
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to fold together; figuratively, to repeat
- to fold together
- figuratively, to repeat
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: double.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads
The open hand that covers that works to speak, the word of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כָּפַל above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- by themselves, and shalt double1 · 20%
- it shall be being doubled1 · 20%
- double1 · 20%
- thereof, being doubled1 · 20%
- be doubled1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.