כף

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כף

/kʰapʰ/
/ˈkʰaf/
[ˈkʰaː.af]
[ˈkʰæːf]
/kæf/ Persian
/kaf/
/kaf/ Modern Israeli

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From Proto-Semitic *kapp-. Cognate with Arabic كَفّ (kaff).

noun כַּף · kaf · כפיים · כַּפַּיִם · כַּפּוֹת · כַּף־

palm, paw וְלָקַח הַכֹּהֵן מִלֹּג הַשָּׁמֶן וְיָצַק עַל־כַּף הַכֹּהֵן הַשְּׂמָאלִית׃
figuratively power, control וַיְדַבֵּר דָּוִד לַיהוָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיוֹם הִצִּיל יְהוָה אֹתוֹ מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִכַּף שָׁאוּל׃
socket, cavity, hollow וַיַּרְא כִּי לֹא יָכֹל לוֹ וַיִּגַּע בְּכַף־יְרֵכוֹ וַתֵּקַע כַּף־יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב בְּהֵאָבְקוֹ עִמּוֹ׃
spoon (an implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle) כַּף אַחַת עֲשָׂרָה זָהָב מְלֵאָה קְטֹרֶת׃

In English

palm inner, concave part of hand
paw soft foot of an animal
spoon scooped utensil for eating (or serving)
tablespoon a large spoon, used for eating food
cape headland
kaph Hebrew letter

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {כף},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%9B%D7%A3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}