kaph
or caph
[ kahf, kawf ]
noun
the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin of kaph
11875–80; <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
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
1Hebrew, literally: palm of the hand
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