כַּף

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

from H3721 (כָּפַף);

KJV Usage

branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand
• 2.palm, hollow or flat of the hand
• 3.power
• 4.sole (of the foot)
• 5.hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kaph; Pronunciation: kaf