H3719 כָּפַן kâphan → Root
8 languagesRoot of the כפן kâphan family (2 members).
To be bent, to become bent or hunched; in context, to be bent over, particularly under the weight of hunger, deprivation, or suffering. Extends metaphorically to mean 'to suffer from hunger,' 'to be distressed by want,' or 'to be famished.' Used primarily as a verb describing the physical or figurative condition of bending due to lack or need.
Etymology
From the root כפן, reflecting the core sense of bending or being bowed down. The root meaning is physical bending, but the verb's primary lexical meaning in usage is to be bent or hunched as a result of hunger or deprivation, thus developing its metaphorical sense of being famished or distressed by need.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemba | ukupinda | to bend | -pind- | |
| Chichewa | kupinda | to bend, to fold | -pind- | |
| Kikuyu | gupĩnda | to bend | -pind- | |
| Kinyarwanda | gupinda | to bend | -pind- | |
| Kirundi | gupinda | to bend | -pind- | |
| Lozi | kupinda | to turn, to bend | -pind- | |
| Luganda | okupinda | to bend, to turn, to curve | -pind- | |
| Swahili | kupinda | to bend, to be bent, to curve | -pinda |
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H3720
כָּפָן
kâphân
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A state of hunger due to a lack of food, often extending to a condition of famine. Refers both to physical hunger experi