כַּ֝פָּ֗י/ו
𐤊𐤐𐤉/𐤅
kapayv
his hands
from כָּפַף; 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; branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
Psalms 81:7 · Word #4
Lexicon H3709
| Lemma | כַּף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤐 |
| Transliteration | kaph |
| Strong's | H3709 |
| In-context | his hands |
Morphology HNcfdc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | d — Dual — Dual (exactly two) |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H3709-15
his two hollow-palms
| Morphological Notes | Common feminine noun in the dual construct form (כַּפֵּי → כַּפָּי) with 3ms pronominal suffix; literally "the two palms of him." Though dual in Hebrew, English expresses this with "two" plus a plural noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun כַּף derives from the root כפף, conveying the idea of something curved or hollowed. In this form it is feminine dual construct with a 3rd masculine singular suffix, indicating specifically "his two palms." The rendering "his two hollow-palms" preserves both the root sense of curvature/hollowness and the dual number with the masculine possessive. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כפף (to bend, to curve, to hollow, כפ (curved surface, palm))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3709-01 |
bakaf | in the hollowed palm |
H3709-02 |
bekhaf | in the hollow-palm of |
H3709-03 |
bekhapay | in the hollow of my palm |
Word Usage (195 occurrences of H3709)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:9 | לְ/כַף | lekhaf | for the sole of |
| Genesis 20:5 | כַּפַּ֖/י | kapay | of my hands |
| Genesis 31:42 | כַּפַּ֛/י | kapay | of my hands |