Kaphal כָּפַל
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| כָּפַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kaphal |
| Strong's number | H3717 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to double |
| Occurrences | 5 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (3) |
Kaphal (Hebrew כָּפַל, Strong's H3717) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to double”. It occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to double, fold double, double over
1a) (Qal) to double over
1b) (Niphal) to be doubled
1a) (Qal) to double over
1b) (Niphal) to be doubled
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | doubled (3), double (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | folded over double (2), double (1), strike two times (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Kaphal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 26:9And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.Join five of the curtains into one set and the other six into another. Then fold the sixth curtain over double at the front of the tent.
- Exodus 28:16Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof.It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
- Exodus 39:9It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a span was the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled.It was square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 21:14Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the slain: it is the sword of the great men that are slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.‘So then, son of man, prophesy and strike your hands together. Let the sword strike two times, even three. It is a sword that slays, a sword of great slaughter closing in on every side!
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).