Original Word: כֶּפֶל
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: kephel
Pronunciation: keh'-fel
Phonetic Spelling: (keh'-fel)
Definition: Double, fold
Meaning: a duplicate

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to fold together

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of doubling can be related to Greek terms such as διπλόω (diplóō - Strong's Greek 1362), which also means to double or multiply.

Usage: The Hebrew word "kephel" primarily denotes the concept of "double" or "fold." It is used to describe something that is doubled or folded over, often in the context of measurement or quantity. This term can imply an increase or multiplication of what is being described.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of doubling was significant in various contexts, including legal, economic, and ritual practices. Doubling could imply a form of restitution or compensation, as seen in the laws of the Torah where a thief might be required to repay double. It also appears in descriptions of wealth and blessings, where abundance is expressed through the idea of doubling.

Word Origin
from kaphal
Definition
the double
NASB Translation
double (2), two sides (1).

כֶּ֫פֶל noun [masculine] the double: — ׳כ construct: ׳בְּכ רִסְנוֺ Job 41:5 within the double of his jaw (i.e. his double jaws) who can come ? elsewhere dual כִּפְלַיִם (compare Arabic ), לְתוּשִׁיָּה Job 11:6 double in sound wisdom (beyond what Job imagines), of retribution Isaiah 40:2.

double

From kaphal; a duplicate -- double.

see HEBREW kaphal

בְּכֶ֥פֶל בכפל כִּפְלַ֖יִם כִפְלַ֪יִם כפלים bə·ḵe·p̄el beChefel bəḵep̄el chifLayim kifLayim kip̄·la·yim ḵip̄·la·yim kip̄layim ḵip̄layimInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts