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כַּף

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Engelsk hollow, or flat of the hand, palm

I GT 194 gange i den hebraiske tekst (BHSA)

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כַּף192 noun feminine1 Kong 8,54 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id., Assyrian kappu, hand, pan, kippatu, hollow; Arabic palm, hand) — absolute ׳כ Job 29,9 +, so read probably also Ezk 29,7b for ᵑ0 כָּתֵף (ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Sm Co, compare va); כָּ֑ף 2 Kong 11,12 +; more often construct כַּף 1 Mos 40,11 +; suffix כַּפִּי Dom 12,3, כַּפְּךָ Job 13,31, etc.; in Ezk 29,7 read כַּף Qr for כפך Kt (so Ew Hi Sm Co Da); dual כַּפַּיִם Es 49,16 +; construct כַּפֵּי 2 Mos 29,24 (twice in verse) + 3 t.; suffix כַּפַּי 1 Mos 20,5 +, כַּפָּיו 4 Mos 24,10 +, כַּפֵּיהֶם Es 59,6 + 2 t., כַּפֵּימוֺ Job 27,23, etc.; plural כַּפּוֺת (especially of soles, and in metaphor senses) absolute 4 Mos 4,7 +; construct 2 Kong 9,35 +, suffix כַּפֹתָיו 2 Mos 25,29; 2 Mos 37,16 —

1. a. of human beings, hollow or flat of hand, palm, (c. 116 t.) 2 Kong 4,34 (twice in verse); ׳נָתַן אֵת הַכּוס עַלכּכַּף פ 1 Mos 40,11; 1 Mos 40,21 (E), set the cup upon the palm of Pharaoh (compare v1 Mos 40,11a וְכוֺס פַּרְעֹה בְּיָדִי), similarly 3 Mos 8,27 (twice in verse) (P) +; הַשֶּׁמֶן אֲשֶׁר עַלכּכַּפּוֺ 3 Mos 14,16; 3 Mos 14,17; 3 Mos 14,18; 3 Mos 14,27; 3 Mos 14,28 as distinguished from wrist and arm, 5 Mos 25,12 rarely with ידים (always כַּכּוֺת), שְׁתֵּי כַּפּוֺת ידיו 1 Sam 5,4 (of Dagon), הַיָּדַיִם ׳כ 2 Kong 9,35, compare Dan 10,10 כַּף הַשְּׂמָאלִית 3 Mos 14,15; 3 Mos 14,26 note especially קֶמַח ׳מְלֹא כ 1 Kong 17,12 a handful of meal (literally palmful), compare Praed 4,6 (where distinguished from מלא חָפְנַיִם a double fistful; in both these passages of a very small quantity); compare וַיְמַלֵּא כַּפּוֺ מִן 3 Mos 9,17 (reference to מְלֹא קֻמְצוֺ 3 Mos 2,2; 3 Mos 5,12 compare 3 Mos 6,8). In 2 Mos 4,4 (JE), Ord 31,19; Ezk 21,16; Sl 129,7, etc., the thought is that of grasping.
\ \ b. anthropomorph. of ׳י covering Moses over with his palm, וְשַׂכֹּתִי כַפִּי עָלֶיךָ 2 Mos 33,22 (J), and so figurative (with שׁית) Sl 139,5 withdrawing ( הֵסִירׅ his hand 2 Mos 33,23 (J); removing ( הִרְהִּיק ׅ his afficting hand Job 13,21 עַלכּכַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה אוֺר Job 36,32, i.e. he (God) hath filled his palms with light.
\ \ c. once of animals, הוֺלֵךְ עַלכּכַּפָּיו 3 Mos 11,27 going upon their palms, i.e. paws (cats, dogs, etc.).
\ \ d. phrases are: — (I) הִכָּה כַּף = clap the hands, in applause 2 Kong 11,12 so ׳תָּקַע כ Sl 47,2, ׳מָחָא כ Es 55,12 (figurative of trees), Sl 98,8 (figurative of rivers); but especially in scorn, contempt, etc., סָפַק אֶתכַּֿפָּיו 4 Mos 24,10 (J), יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֺ כַפֵּ֑ימוֺ Job 27,23 so תָּקַע כַּף עלֿ Nah 3,19, הִכָּה כַפִּי אֶלֿ Ezk 22,13 (of ׳י); absolute, בְכַפְּךָהִכָּה Ezk 6,11 (as מחא יד Ezk 25,6), הִכָּה כַּף אֶלכַּֿף Ezk 21,19, אַכֶּה כַפִּי אֶלכַּֿפִּי v.Ezk 21,22 (of ׳י). (2) תָּפַשׂ בַּכַּף grasp, seize with the hand Ezk 29,7 compare vEzk 29,7 (on text see above) (3) of hand-grasp as pledge לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָתָּקַעְתָּ Ord 6,1 (if) thou hast smitten thy palms (given a double hand-grasp), for another (so De; || עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ); so absolute תקע כף Ord 17,18; Ord 22,26 (compare תקע ליד Job 17,3). (4) often of hand spread out in prayer, as sign of longing to receive, with פָּרַשׂ אֶלֿ 2 Mos 9,29; 2 Mos 9,33 (J), 1 Kong 8,38 = 2 Kron 6,29, etc. (see יד Sl 143,6; Klg 1,17 and יָד 1 d, above; also פרשׂ, נשׂא, שׁטח). (5) שׂים כַּף לְפֶה, in respectful silence, Job 29,9. (6) figurative בְכַפִּיוָאָשִׂימָה נַפְשִׁי Dom 12,3 = I have taken my life in my hand (i.e. hazarded it), so 1 Sam 19,5; 1 Sam 28,21; Job 13,14 and (without verb) Sl 119,109. (7) ׳נִקְיֹן כ 1 Mos 20,5 cleanness of palms is figurative for purity of act, compare Sl 26,6, also Job 9,30; Job 22,30; Sl 24,4; Sl 73,13 conversely, ( לֹא ) חָמָס בְּכַפָּ֑י Job 16,17; 1 Kron 12,18; Es 59,6; Jon 3,8, compare Es 59,3 (so ידים Es 1,15), Job 31,7; Sl 7,4. — In many cases כַּף is not to be distinguished from יָד; so in phrase ׳יְגִיעַ כ toil of the hands 1 Mos 31,42; Hag 1,11; Job 10,3; Sl 128,2 ׳פֹּעַל כ Sl 9,17, ׳חֵפֶץ כ Ord 31,13 ׳תְּבוּנוֺת כ Sl 78,72, ׳פְּרִי כ Ord 31,16 ; compare Mik 7,3.
2. = power (i.e. grasp) of any one, נתן בכף Dom 6,13 = deliver into the power of, so Jer 12,7, compare בּוֺא בכף Ord 6,3 usually הוֺשִׁיעַ, פּדָה, הִצִּיל etc., with מִכַּף = out of the power of Dom 6,14; 1 Sam 4,3; 2 Sam 14,16; 2 Sam 19,10 (twice in verse); 2 Sam 22,1 (twice in verse) = Sl 18,1 (title), 2 Kong 16,7 (twice in verse); 2 Kong 20,6 = Es 38,6; Mik 4,10; Jer 15,21; 2 Kron 30,6; 2 Kron 32,11; Ezr 8,31; Sl 71,4 (compare יָד 5 g, p. 391 above)
3. רַגְלָהּכַּף, etc., = sole of foot, 1 Mos 8,9 (J), Jos 3,13; Jos 4,18 (both J E), 1 Kong 5,17; 2 Kong 19,24 = Es 37,25; 5 Mos 11,24; 5 Mos 28,56; 5 Mos 28,65; Jos 1,3 (D) Ezk 43,7; Mal 3,21 קָדְקֳדוֺמִכַּף רַגְלוֺ וְעַד 2 Sam 14,25; Job 2,7, compare Es 1,6 (figurative); ׳ר ׳מִדְרַךְ כ 5 Mos 2,5 treading-place for the sole of a foot; of the cherubim Ezk 1,7, of a calf, (in simile) vEzk 1,7., (according to MT; compare however Co).
4. of various hollow, bending or bent objects: —
\ \ a. hollow (i.e. socket), of the thigh-joint, יָרֵךְ ׳כ 1 Mos 32,26 (twice in verse); 1 Mos 32,33 (twice in verse) (J).
\ \ b. pan, vessel (as hollow), used in ritual, 2 Mos 25,29; 2 Mos 37,16; 4 Mos 5,7; 4 Mos 7,14 + 15 t. 4 Mos 7,1–200; 1 Kong 7,50 = 2 Kron 4,22; 2 Kong 25,14 = Jer 52,18; Jer 52,19; 2 Kron 24,14.
\ \ c. hollow of sling, 1 Sam 25,29.
\ \ d. כַּפּוֺת תְּמָרִים 3 Mos 23,40 = of huge hand-shaped branches (or fronds) of palm-trees.
\ \ e. כַּפּוֺת הַמַּנְעוּל Hoj 5,5 the (bent) handles of the bolt.


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Kilder: F. Brown, S.R. Driver og C.A. Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain, i Eliran Wongs udgave (marvel.bible) med tekst fra Tim Morton (Bible Analyzer) og bibelhenvisninger ved Stephen Ku. Forekomster og ordklasser: BHSA (ETCBC). Lemma og translitteration: Strong's hebraiske ordliste.