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Sunday, July 20th, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3720 - כָּפָן

Transliteration

kâphân

Phonetics

kaw-fawn'

Origin

from (H3719)

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1020a

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

hunger, famine, painful hunger

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 3042 ‑ λιμός (lee‑mos');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Job 2

BSB (2)

Job 2

CSB (2)

Job 2

ESV (2)

Job 2

KJV (2)

Job 2

LEB (2)

Job 2

LSB (2)

Job 2

N95 (2)

Job 2

NAS (2)

Job 2

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Job 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2281) n p k (כפנ KPN) AC: Bend CO: Famine AB: ?: [from: pk- from the bent shape of the palm]

V) n p k (כפנ KPN) - Bend: KJV (1): (vf: Paal) bend - Strongs: H3719 (כָּפַן)

N^m) n p k (כפנ KPN) - Famine: One bent with hunger. KJV (2): famine - Strongs: H3720 (כָּפָן)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

כָּפָן noun [masculine] hunger, famine (Aramaism; on form compare Lag^{BN 144}), Job 5:22; Job 30:3.

כפס (perhaps √ of following; compare ᵑ7. כְּפַס Esther 1:6 bind, fasten (so Levy, Jastrow)).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

כָּפָן m. hunger, penury, Job 5:22, 30:3.

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List of Word Forms

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