kaph

or caph

[ kahf, kawf ]

noun

1. the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

kaph

/ kɔːf; kaf; kɑːf /

noun

1. the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (כ or, at the end of a word, ך) transliterated as k or, when final, kh

Word History and Origins

Origin of kaph¹

1875–80; < Hebrew: literally, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)

Word History and Origins

Origin of kaph¹

Hebrew, literally: palm of the hand

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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