Strong H3721כָּפַף
to bend
- Transliteration
- kâphaph
- Pronunciation
- kaw-faf'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root; to curve: - bow down (self).
Detailed definition
1) to bend, bend down, bow down, be bent, be bowed
1a) (Qal) to bend down, bow down
1b) (Niphal) to bow oneself down
1a) (Qal) to bend down, bow down
1b) (Niphal) to bow oneself down
In the Bible
Strong H3721 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bow5
First verses
- Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
- Psalms 145:14The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
- Psalms 146:8The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:
- Isaiah 58:5Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the Lord?
- Micah 6:6Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?