kaph

or caph

[ kahf, kawf ]

noun
  1. the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin of kaph

1
1875–80; <Hebrew: literally, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)

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British Dictionary definitions for kaph

kaph

/ (kɔːf, kɑːf, Hebrew kaf) /


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

Origin of kaph

1
Hebrew, literally: palm of the hand

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