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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3717 - כָּפַל

Transliteration

kâphal

Phonetics

kaw-fal'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1019

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to double, fold double, double over
1. (Qal) to double over
2. (Niphal) to be doubled

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1362 ‑ διπλοῦς (dip‑looce');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (4)

Exodus 3

Ezekiel 1

BSB (4)

Exodus 4

Ezekiel 1

CSB (4)

Exodus 3

Ezekiel 1

ESV (5)

Exodus 4

Ezekiel 1

KJV (5)

Exodus 4

Ezekiel 1

LEB (5)

Exodus 4

Ezekiel 1

LSB (9)

Exodus 8

Ezekiel 1

N95 (9)

Exodus 8

Ezekiel 1

NAS (9)

Exodus 8

Ezekiel 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (5)

Exodus 4

Ezekiel 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2280) l p k (כפל KPL) AC: ? CO: Double AB: ?

V) l p k (כפל KPL) - Double: KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Niphal) double - Strongs: H3717 (כָּפַל)

N^m) l p k (כפל KPL) - Double: KJV (3): double - Strongs: H3718 (כֶּפֶל)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

כָּפַל verb double, double over (late) (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּפַל; ᵑ7. כִּיפְלָא, כּוּפְלָה, Nabataean כפל Eut^{Nab. No. 20,7} the double; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic

Schw^{Idioticon 46}; North Syriac id.; Arabic

the double,

posteriors, buttocks; Ethiopic

is divide,

a part) —

Qal Perfect 2 masculine singular וְכָפַלְתָּ֫ Exodus 26:9 and thou shalt double over the sixth curtain, i.e. probably use it double (Di); Passive participle כָּפוּל folded double, of the breastpiece (חשֶׁןׅ Exodus 28:16; Exodus 39:9 (twice in verse).

Niph`al Imperfect 3 feminine singular וְתִכָּפֵל Ezekiel 21:19 and let the sword be doubled, but very dubious; Co reads plausibly תְּשַׁכֵּל let the sword bereave (compare VB).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

כָּפַל [“Eth. ከራለ፡ to divide equally, to distribute; whence ክፋል፡ part, portion; Arab. كِفْلُ portion, equal part; and Dual كِفْلَانِ כִּפְלַיִם.”] to fold together, to double, Exodus 26:6 part. pass. doubled, Exodus 28:16, 39:9 (Chald. קַפֵּלּ to double, to roll up; Syr. Ethpe. ܙܬܶܩܦܶܠ to be doubled, folded together. In the western languages, by transposition, there answer to this πλέκο, plico.)

Niphal, to be doubled, or repeated, Ezekiel 21:19. Hence מַכְפֵּלָה and

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List of Word Forms

וְכָפַלְתָּ֙ וְתִכָּפֵ֞ל וכפלת ותכפל כָּפ֑וּל כָּפ֖וּל כָּפֽוּל׃ כפול כפול׃ kā·p̄ūl kaFul kāp̄ūl vechafalTa vetikkaFel wə·ḵā·p̄al·tā wə·ṯik·kā·p̄êl wəḵāp̄altā wəṯikkāp̄êl