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kaph
or caph
[ kahf, kawf ]
noun
- the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
kaph
/ kɔːf; kaf; kɑːf /
noun
- the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (כ or, at the end of a word, ך) transliterated as k or, when final, kh
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kaph1
1875–80; < Hebrew: literally, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kaph1
Hebrew, literally: palm of the hand
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Example Sentences
There is redundancy in the two forms for k, namely kaph and koph; in the two for t, namely teth and tau; and in the two for s, namely samech and shin.
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