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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: 3711. כָּפָה (kaphah) -- To bend, bow down, subdue</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3711.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/proverbs/21-14.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/3711.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> > 3711</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/3710.htm" title="3710">◄</a> 3711. kaphah <a href="../hebrew/3712.htm" title="3712">►</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">kaphah: To bend, bow down, subdue</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כָּפָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kaphah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-fah'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kaw-faw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To bend, bow down, subdue<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to bend, to tame, subdue<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct one-to-one correspondence in the Greek New Testament, similar concepts can be found in Greek words such as ταπεινόω (tapeinoō - Strong's Greek 5013), which means to humble or bring low.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "kaphah" primarily means to bend or bow down, often in the context of subduing or bringing into submission. It can refer to physical bending or a metaphorical submission, such as humbling oneself or being subdued by circumstances or divine intervention.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, physical gestures such as bowing or bending were significant expressions of respect, submission, or humility. The act of bowing down was often associated with worship, reverence, or acknowledging authority. The concept of subduing or being subdued also played a role in the context of warfare, servitude, and divine judgment, reflecting the hierarchical and theocratic nature of ancient Israelite society.<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 subdue<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>subdues (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">כָּפָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> probably <font size="+1"><b>subdue</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>overturn, hold under, compel</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">כְּפָא</font>, <em>id.</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049502.gif"> <em>incline</em> (as face to ground), <em>overturn</em>; Assyrian <i><em>kipû</em></i> perhaps <em>id.</em>, Dl<sup>HWB 346</sup>; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049503.gif"> <em>overturn, turn back</em>); — only <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר יִכְמֶּהאָֿ֑ף</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-14.htm">Proverbs 21:14</a> <em>a gift in secret subdueth anger</em> (so Thes Rob-Ges; Ew <em>beugt:</em> Fl De <em>averteth</em>, from the Arabic, is more remote; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">ἀνατρέπει,</font> compare Late Hebrew). <p><font class="hebrew2">כִּמָּה</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">כפף</font>. <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>pacify <p>A primitive root; properly, to bend, i.e. (figuratively) to tame or subdue -- pacify. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>יִכְפֶּה־ יכפה־ yichpeh yiḵ·peh- yiḵpeh-<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/proverbs/21-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 21:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מַתָּ֣ן בַּ֭סֵּתֶר <b> יִכְפֶּה־ </b> אָ֑ף וְשֹׁ֥חַד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in secret <span class="itali">subdues</span> anger,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in secret <span class="itali">pacifieth</span> anger:<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/21-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A gift secret <span class="itali">subdues</span> anger bribe<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3711.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3711.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3711<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/yichpeh_3711.htm">yiḵ·peh- — 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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