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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: 3721. כָּפַף (kaphaph) -- To bend, bow down</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3721.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/psalms/145-14.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/3721.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> > 3721</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/3720.htm" title="3720">◄</a> 3721. kaphaph <a href="../hebrew/3722.htm" title="3722">►</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">kaphaph: To bend, bow down</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כָּפַף</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kaphaph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-FAHF<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kaw-faf')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To bend, bow down<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to curve<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "kaphaph," the concept of bowing or bending in submission can be related to Greek words such as "προσκυνέω" (proskuneo - Strong's G4352), which means to worship or bow down.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "kaphaph" primarily means to bend or bow down. It is often used in the context of physical posture, such as bowing one's head or body, and can also imply a figurative sense of submission or humility. The action of bending or bowing is frequently associated with worship, reverence, or the acknowledgment of authority.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, physical gestures such as bowing were significant expressions of respect, submission, and worship. Bowing was a common practice in the presence of a king or deity, symbolizing one's acknowledgment of the other's higher status or divine nature. The act of bowing down was not only a physical gesture but also a reflection of one's inner attitude of humility and reverence.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to bend, bend down, be bent or bowed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>bow (1), bowed down (3), bowing (1).<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">כָּפַף</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>bend, bend down, be bent, bowed</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>bend, overturn</em>, Assyrian <i><em>kapâpu, bend</em></i>, <em>bow</em>, Dl<sup>HWB 347</sup>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049601.gif"> <em>fell</em> a seam, also <em>turn back, avert</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049602.gif"> <em>selvage</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049603.gif"> <em>circuit, rim</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">כְפַף</font> <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049604.gif"> <em>bend, curve</em>; Palmyrene <font class="hebrew2">כפתא</font> <em>niche</em>, from <font class="hebrew2">כפף</font> <em>curve</em> according to Vog<sup>No. 70, p. 50</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">נַפְשִׁי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/57-7.htm">Psalm 57:7</a> <em>my soul is bowed down; Infinitive construct</em> (transitive) <font class="hebrew2">לָכֹף כְּאַגְמֹן ראֹשׁוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/58-5.htm">Isaiah 58:5</a> <em>to bend down, like a rush, his head. Passive participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">(הַ)כְּפוּפִים</font> <em>those bowed down</em>, in distress, humiliation, etc., <a href="/interlinear/psalms/145-14.htm">Psalm 145:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>1singular <font class="hebrew2">מָרוֺם אִכַּף לֵאלֹהֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6</a> with what <em>shall I bow myself</em> (in worship) <em>toward the high God</em> ? <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>bow down self <p>A primitive root; to curve -- bow down (self). <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אִכַּ֖ף אכף הֲלָכֹ֨ף הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃ הכפופים׃ הלכף כְּפוּפִ֑ים כָּפַ֪ף כפופים כפף ’ik·kap̄ ’ikkap̄ hă·lā·ḵōp̄ hak·kə·p̄ū·p̄îm hakkefuFim hakkəp̄ūp̄îm halaChof hălāḵōp̄ ikKaf kā·p̄ap̄ kaFaf kāp̄ap̄ kə·p̄ū·p̄îm kefuFim kəp̄ūp̄îm<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/psalms/57-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 57:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/57.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִפְעָמַי֮ <b> כָּפַ֪ף </b> נַ֫פְשִׁ֥י כָּר֣וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/57.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> My soul <span class="itali">is bowed down;</span> They dug<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/57.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my soul <span class="itali">is bowed down:</span> they have digged<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/57-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have prepared my steps <span class="itali">is bowed</span> my soul dug<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/145-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 145:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/145.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף לְכָל־ <b> הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/145.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And raises up all <span class="itali">who are bowed down.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/145.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and raiseth up <span class="itali">all [those that be] bowed down.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/145-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and raises all <span class="itali">are bowed</span><p><b><a href="/text/psalms/146-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 146:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/146.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְ֭הוָה זֹקֵ֣ף <b> כְּפוּפִ֑ים </b> יְ֝הוָ֗ה אֹהֵ֥ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/146.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> raises <span class="itali">up those who are bowed down;</span> The LORD<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/146.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> raiseth <span class="itali">them that are bowed down:</span> the LORD<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/146-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the LORD raises <span class="itali">are bowed</span> the LORD loves<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/58-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 58:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/58.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אָדָ֖ם נַפְשׁ֑וֹ <b> הֲלָכֹ֨ף </b> כְּאַגְמֹ֜ן רֹאשׁ֗וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/58.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> himself? <span class="itali">Is it for bowing</span> one's head<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/58.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his soul? <span class="itali">[is it] to bow down</span> his head<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/58-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A man any <span class="itali">bow down </span> A reed head<p><b><a href="/text/micah/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Micah 6:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/micah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲקַדֵּ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה <b> אִכַּ֖ף </b> לֵאלֹהֵ֣י מָר֑וֹם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/micah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the LORD <span class="itali">[And] bow</span> myself before the God<br><a href="/kjvs/micah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the LORD, <span class="itali">[and] bow</span> myself before the high<br><a href="/interlinear/micah/6-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> come to the LORD <span class="itali">bow</span> the God the high<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3721.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3721.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3721<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hakkefufim_3721.htm">hak·kə·p̄ū·p̄îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/halachof_3721.htm">hă·lā·ḵōp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ikkaf_3721.htm">’ik·kap̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kafaf_3721.htm">kā·p̄ap̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kefufim_3721.htm">kə·p̄ū·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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/3720.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3720"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3720" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/3722.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3722"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3722" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>