Lexical Definition
כָּפַן kâphan (kaw-fan') to hunger H:V
a primitive root
bend.
- to bend
1) (Qal) to hunger, be hungry, hungrily desire
2) (CLBL) to twist, bend
Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| כָּֽפְנָ֧ה | it bent | Ezek.17.7 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[כָּפַן] verb be hungry, hunger, perhaps also hungrily desire (Aramaic loan-word; compare Aramaic כְּפֵין, כְּפַן, be hungry; Arabic
is spin wool, wrap a corpse in the shroud); — only Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular כָּֽפְנָה עַל Ezek 17:7 (si vera lectio) this vine stretched its roots hungrily towards ׅ || ( שִׁלְּחָה לְ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 17:7 |