Biblical Hebrew

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hebrew #7087 - קָפָא qapha'


Original Word:קָפָא
Transliteration: qapha'
Phonetic Spelling:(kaw-faw')
Definition:to thicken, condense, congeal
Part of Speech:verb
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

congeal, curdle, dark, settle

A primitive root; to shrink, i.e. Thicken (as unracked wine, curdled milk, clouded sky, frozen water) -- congeal, curdle, dark, settle.


Englishman's Concordance

1) to thicken, condense, congeal, settle, become dense (verb)
1a) (Qal) to be condensed
1a1) thickening (participle)
1b) (Hiphil) to cause to curdle
2) congelation (noun masculine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2048, 2048a

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[קָפָא] verbthicken, condense, congeal (compare Syriac heap up, collect); —

QalPerfect3plural קָֽפְאוּ תְהֹמֹתExodus 15:8 (song) the deeps were condensed, became firm walls; ImperfectיקפאוןZechariah 14:6 Kt (i.e. יִקְמָּא֑וּן [possible is also יִקָּפֵא֑וּן

Niph`al]) Thes and others glorious(?) ones [stars] shall contract (dwindle), but read Qr וְמָּאוֺן see following Participleהַקֹּפְאִים עַלאשִׁמְרַיהֶםZephaniah 1:12 the men who are thickening on their lees (easy-going men, under figure of undisturbed wine).

Hiph`ilImperfect2masculine singular suffix תַּקְמִּיאֵנִיJob 10:10didst thou not curdle me like cheese (of formation of foetus) ?


Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 7087. קָפָא (qapha') — 4 Occurrences

Exodus 15:8
HEB:נֵ֖ד נֹזְלִ֑ים קָֽפְא֥וּ תְהֹמֹ֖ת בְּלֶב־
NAS: The deeps were congealed in the heart
KJV: [and] the depths were congealed in the heart
INT: A heap the flowing were congealed the deeps the heart

Job 10:10
HEB:תַּתִּיכֵ֑נִי וְ֝כַגְּבִנָּ֗ה תַּקְפִּיאֵֽנִי׃
NAS: me out like milk And curdle me like cheese;
KJV: as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
INT: pour cheese and curdle

Zephaniah 1:12
HEB:עַל־ הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַקֹּֽפְאִים֙ עַל־ שִׁמְרֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: the men Who are stagnant in spirit,
KJV: the men that are settled on their lees:
INT: and the men are stagnant in spirit

Zechariah 14:6
HEB:[יִקְפְּאוּן כ] (וְקִפָּאֹֽון׃ ק)
NAS: light; the luminaries will dwindle.
KJV: shall not be clear, [nor] dark:
INT: light the luminaries congeal

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