caph

[ kahf, kawf ]

/ kɑf, kɔf /

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a variant of kaph.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Caph, Cap, and Cephas, signify a rock; and also any promontory or headland.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I.|Jacob Bryant
Beta, the leader of all the stars in the W in their daily westward motion, is also known by an Arabic name, Caph.
Astronomy for Young Folks|Isabel Martin Lewis
Caph (kaf), β Cassiopeiæ, "the camel's hump," or "the hand."
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott