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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3710. כֵּפִים (keph) -- Rock, Stone</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3710.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/jeremiah/4-29.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3710.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3710</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709">◄</a> 3710. keph <a href="../hebrew/3711.htm" title="3711">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">keph: Rock, Stone</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כֵּף</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>keph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kayf<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kafe)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Rock, Stone<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a hollow rock<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to curve<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G4073 (πέτρα, petra) – meaning rock or large stone, used in the New Testament to describe Peter's confession of faith as a rock upon which the church would be built (Matthew 16:18).<p> - G3037 (λίθος, lithos) – meaning stone, used in various contexts in the New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "keph" refers to a rock or stone, often used metaphorically to signify strength, stability, and permanence. In the biblical context, it can denote a physical rock or stone, but it also carries symbolic meanings, representing God as a rock of refuge or a foundation of faith.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, rocks and stones were significant both practically and symbolically. They were used in construction, as landmarks, and in religious rituals. In the Hebrew Bible, rocks often symbolize God's enduring strength and protection. The imagery of God as a rock is prevalent, reflecting the cultural understanding of rocks as unchanging and reliable.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>perhaps of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a rock<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>rocks (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">כֵּף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>rock</b></font> (Assyrian <i><em>kâpu</em></i> Dl<sup>HWB 346</sup>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">כֵּיפָא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049501.gif"> perhaps Aramaic loan-word in Hebrew; √ dubious); — only plural <font class="hebrew2">כֵּפִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-29.htm">Jeremiah 4:29</a> as place of refuge; <a href="/interlinear/job/30-6.htm">Job 30:6</a> as dwelling-place. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>rock <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3721.htm">kaphaph</a>; a hollow rock -- rock. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3721.htm">kaphaph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְכֵפִֽים׃ וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים ובכפים וכפים׃ ū·ḇak·kê·p̄îm ūḇakkêp̄îm uvakkeFim vecheFim wə·ḵê·p̄îm wəḵêp̄îm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/30-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 30:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר <b> וְכֵפִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the earth <span class="itali">and of the rocks.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the earth, <span class="itali">and [in] the rocks.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/30-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> holes of the earth <span class="itali">the rocks</span><p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/4-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 4:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בָּ֚אוּ בֶּעָבִ֔ים <b> וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים </b> עָל֑וּ כָּל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and climb <span class="itali">among the rocks;</span> Every<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and climb up <span class="itali">upon the rocks:</span> every city<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> go the thickets <span class="itali">the rocks</span> and climb Every<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3710.htm">2 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3710.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3710<br>2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/uvakkefim_3710.htm">ū·ḇak·kê·p̄îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechefim_3710.htm">wə·ḵê·p̄îm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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