Strong's H3709 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: כַּף (kaph)

Pronunciation: kaf

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from כָּפַף (kâphaph) [H3721];

Definition: the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

KJV Renderings: branch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.

Senses

1. palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand
1. palm, hollow or flat of the hand
2. power
3. sole (of the foot)
4. hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects
5. of thigh-joint
6. pan, vessel (as hollow)
7. hollow (of sling)
8. hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)
9. handles (as bent)

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.