the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Strong's #3717 - כָּפַל
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- Strong
- to double, fold double, double over
- (Qal) to double over
- (Niphal) to be doubled
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2280) lpk (כפל KPL) AC: ? CO: Double AB: ?
V) lpk (כפל KPL) - Double: KJV (5): (vf: Paal, Niphal) double - Strongs: H3717 (כָּפַל)
Nm) lpk (כפל KPL) - Double: KJV (3): double - Strongs: H3718 (כֶּפֶל)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
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).
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