כף

See also: כ״ף

Aramaic

Noun

כַּף • (kap̄) m

1. absolute state of כַּפָּא (kappā, “palm”)
2. construct state of כַּפָּא (kappā, “palm”)

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Hebrew

כף

Etymology

Root
כ־פ־ף (k-p-p)

From Proto-Semitic *kapp-.

Noun

כַּף • (kaf) f (dual indefinite כפיים / כַּפַּיִם, plural indefinite כַּפּוֹת, singular construct כַּף־, dual construct כַּפֵּי־, plural construct כַּפּוֹת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. palm, paw, sole, hand, foot
2. spoon (scooped utensil for eating (or serving))

Usage notes

• In the first sense, the dual כַּפַּיִם is normally used in place of the plural; however, when in the construct state with a following noun in the dual, the regular plural construct כַּפּוֹת is used because two duals would be redundant. Thus, the plurals of the expressions כַּף יַד and כַּף רֶגֶל are, respectively, כַּפּוֹת יָדַיִם and כַּפּוֹת רַגְלַיִם.

Declension

Declension of כַּף

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	כַּף	first	כַּפִּי		כַּפֵּנוּ
	definite	הַכַּף	second	כַּפְּךָ	כַּפֵּךְ	כַּפְּכֶם	כַּפְּכֶן
	construct	כַּף־	third	כַּפּוֹ	כַּפָּהּ	כַּפָּם	כַּפָּן
dual	indefinite	כפיים / כַּפַּיִם	first	כפיי / כַּפַּי		כַּפֵּינוּ
	definite	הכפיים / הַכַּפַּיִם	second	כַּפֶּיךָ	כפייך / כַּפַּיִךְ	כַּפֵּיכֶם	כַּפֵּיכֶן
	construct	כַּפֵּי־	third	כַּפָּיו	כַּפֶּיהָ	כַּפֵּיהֶם	כַּפֵּיהֶן
plural	indefinite	כַּפּוֹת	first	כפותיי / כַּפּוֹתַי		כַּפּוֹתֵינוּ
	definite	הַכַּפּוֹת	second	כַּפּוֹתֶיךָ	כפותייך / כַּפּוֹתַיִךְ	כַּפּוֹתֵיכֶם	כַּפּוֹתֵיכֶן
	construct	כַּפּוֹת־	third	כַּפּוֹתָיו	כַּפּוֹתֶיהָ	כַּפּוֹתָם	כַּפּוֹתָן

Related terms

• כְּפָפָה f (kfafá)

References

• H3709 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “כף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• כף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he