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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: 7087. קָפָא (qapha') -- To congeal, to thicken, to curdle</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7087.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/zephaniah/1-12.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/7087.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> > 7087</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/7086.htm" title="7086">◄</a> 7087. qapha' <a href="../hebrew/7087a.htm" title="7087a">►</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">qapha': To congeal, to thicken, to curdle</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">קָפָא</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>qapha'<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kaw-fah'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kaw-faw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To congeal, to thicken, to curdle<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to shrink, thicken<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 "qapha'," the concept of congealing or solidifying can be related to Greek terms that describe firmness or stability, such as "στερεόω" (stereoō), meaning to make firm or solid.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "qapha'" primarily means to congeal or thicken, often used in the context of liquids that solidify or become firm. This term is used to describe the process by which something that is fluid becomes solid or fixed in place.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the process of congealing or thickening was often associated with natural phenomena, such as the freezing of water or the curdling of milk. These processes were understood as acts of God, demonstrating His control over creation. The imagery of congealing is used in the Bible to convey the idea of divine intervention, where God causes natural elements to behave in ways that fulfill His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">קָפָא</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>thicken, condense, congeal</b></font> (compare Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb089105.gif"> <em>heap up, collect</em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3plural <font class="hebrew2">קָֽפְאוּ תְהֹמֹת</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/15-8.htm">Exodus 15:8</a> (song) <em>the deeps were condensed</em>, became firm walls; <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יקפאון</font> <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14-6.htm">Zechariah 14:6</a> Kt (i.e. <font class="hebrew2">יִקְמָּא֑וּן</font> [possible is also <font class="hebrew2">יִקָּפֵא֑וּן</font> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font>]) Thes and others glorious(?) ones [stars] <em>shall contract</em> (dwindle), but read Qr <font class="hebrew2">וְמָּאוֺן</font> see following <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">הַקֹּפְאִים עַלאשִׁמְרַיהֶם</font> <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1-12.htm">Zephaniah 1:12</a> the men <em>who are thickening on their lees</em> (easy-going men, under figure of undisturbed wine). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>2masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">תַּקְמִּיאֵנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/10-10.htm">Job 10:10</a> <em>didst thou not curdle me</em> like cheese (of formation of foetus) ? <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>congeal, curdle, dark, settle <p>A primitive root; to shrink, i.e. Thicken (as unracked wine, curdled milk, clouded sky, frozen water) -- congeal, curdle, dark, settle. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ הקפאים וְקִפָּאֹֽון׃ וקפאון׃ קָֽפְא֥וּ קפאו תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃ תקפיאני׃ hakkofeIm haq·qō·p̄ə·’îm haqqōp̄ə’îm kafeU qā·p̄ə·’ū qāp̄ə’ū takpiEni taq·pî·’ê·nî taqpî’ênî vekippaon wə·qip·pā·’ō·wn wəqippā’ōwn<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/exodus/15-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 15:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֵ֖ד נֹזְלִ֑ים <b> קָֽפְא֥וּ </b> תְהֹמֹ֖ת בְּלֶב־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The deeps <span class="itali">were congealed</span> in the heart<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] the depths <span class="itali">were congealed</span> in the heart<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/15-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A heap the flowing <span class="itali">were congealed</span> the deeps the heart<p><b><a href="/text/job/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 10:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">תַּתִּיכֵ֑נִי וְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗ה <b> תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me out like milk <span class="itali">And curdle</span> me like cheese;<br><a href="/kjvs/job/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as milk, <span class="itali">and curdled</span> me like cheese?<br><a href="/interlinear/job/10-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> pour cheese <span class="itali">and curdle</span><p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 1:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים <b> הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ </b> עַל־ שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zephaniah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the men <span class="itali">Who are stagnant</span> in spirit,<br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the men <span class="itali">that are settled</span> on their lees:<br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the men <span class="itali">are stagnant</span> in spirit<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/14-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 14:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">[יִקְפְּאוּן כ] <b> (וְקִפָּאֹֽון׃ </b> ק) </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> light; the luminaries <span class="itali">will dwindle.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall not be clear, <span class="itali">[nor] dark:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/14-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> light the luminaries <span class="itali">congeal</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7087.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7087.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7087<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hakkofeim_7087.htm">haq·qō·p̄ə·’îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kafeu_7087.htm">qā·p̄ə·’ū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/takpieni_7087.htm">taq·pî·’ê·nî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vekippaon_7087.htm">wə·qip·pā·’ō·wn — 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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