כפף (kff) — to be bowed down / to bow oneself

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Sense 1: to be bowed down

Semantic domains: Stance (002001001058)

Core domains: Body (019); Joy and Grief (093); Status (170); Well-Being (196)

Definition: = state in which the head or upper body of humans is bent forward, ◄ often as a sign of grief, humiliation, and suffering

Forms: vbqal-ptcp

Show passage in OET: PSA 145:14

OET-RV PSA 145:14

14 Yahweh supports all those who are falling
⇔ and raises up all those who are bent over under heavy loads.

OET-LV PSA 145:14

14 YHWH is_sustaining to/from_all/each/any/every those_who_fall and_he_is_raising _up to/from_all/each/any/every those_who _are_bowed _down.

Show passage in OET: PSA 146:8

OET-RV PSA 146:8

8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind.
⇔ Yahweh straightens up those who are bowed down under heavy loads.
⇔ Yahweh loves those who do what is right.

OET-LV PSA 146:8

8 YHWH is_opening blind_people YHWH is_raising _up those _who _are_bowed _down YHWH is_loving righteous_people.

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Sense 2: to bow oneself

Semantic domains: Stance (002001001058)

Core domains: Status (170)

Definition: = action by which humans bend their head or upper body forward ≈ as a sign of humility and respect

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif-

Show passage in OET: ISA 58:5

OET-RV ISA 58:5

5 Is that the kind of fasting that I would choose?
⇔ A day when a person humbles themself and bows their head down like a bulrush does.
⇔ They wear sackcloth and form a bed of ashes to sit on.
⇔ Is that really a fast that’s acceptable to Yahweh?

OET-LV ISA 58:5

5 Like_this the_fast which_I_choose _it is _it a _day _of anyone to _humble self _of_his to_bow_down like_a _bulrush his/its_head and_sackcloth and_ash[es] he _spreads _as _a _bed (to)_this do _you _call a _fast and_a _day _of acceptance to/for_YHWH.

Show passage in OET: MIC 6:6

OET-RV MIC 6:6

6 What should I bring to Yahweh,
⇔ ≈ as I bow down to the high God?
⇔ Should I come to him with burnt offerings,
⇔ ≈ with year-old calves?

OET-LV MIC 6:6

6 With_what will _I _come _to _meet YHWH will _I _bow _myself _down to_the_god _of height will_I_come _to _meet _him with_burnt _offerings with_calves sons _of a _year.

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Sense 3: to be bowed down

Semantic domains: Grieve (002001002013)

Core domains: Joy and Grief (093)

Definition: literally: (one's) self is bowed down; hence: = state in which humans are experiencing grief

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: נֶפֶשׁ כפף

Show passage in OET: PSA 57:7

OET-RV PSA 57:6

6 They spread out a net to catch my feet—I was distressed.
⇔ ≈ They dug a pit in front of me. They themselves have fallen into it. (Instrumental break.)

OET-LV PSA 57:7

7  A _net they _prepared for_feet _of_my self _of_my it _bowed _down they _dug to/for_my_face/front a _pit they _have _fallen in_the _midst _of_of _it Şelāh.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

כפף

Form 1

Sense 1: to be bowed down

Sense 2: to bow oneself

Sense 3: to be bowed down