Lexical Definition

‎כָּפַף‎ kâphaph (kaw-faf') to bend ^H:V
a primitive root

bow down (self).

• to curve

1) to bend, bend down, bow down, be bent, be bowed
1a) (Qal) to bend down, bow down
1b) (Niphal) to bow oneself down

See Greek: ἀντιλαμβάνομαι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎כָּפַף‎ verb bend, bend down, be bent, bowed (Late Hebrew bend, overturn, Assyrian kapâpu, bend, bow, Dl^{HWB 347}; Arabic fell a seam, also turn back, avert, selvage, circuit, rim; Aramaic ‎כְפַף‎ bend, curve; Palmyrene ‎כפתא‎ niche, from ‎כפף‎ curve according to Vog^{No. 70, p. 50}); —

Qal Perfect ‎נַפְשִׁי‎ ‎׳‎‎כ‎ Ps 57:7* my soul is bowed down; Infinitive construct (transitive) ‎לָכֹף כְּאַגְמֹן ראֹשׁוֺ‎ Isa 58:5 to bend down, like a rush, his head. Passive participle ‎(הַ)כְּפוּפִים‎ those bowed down, in distress, humiliation, etc., Ps 145:14; Ps 146:8. Niph`al Imperfect 1 singular ‎מָרוֺם אִכַּף לֵאלֹהֵי‎ Mic 6:6 with what shall I bow myself (in worship) toward the high God ?

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