3710. keph
Strong's Lexicon
keph: Rock, Stone

Original Word: כֵּף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: keph
Pronunciation: kayf
Phonetic Spelling: (kafe)
Definition: Rock, Stone
Meaning: a hollow rock

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to curve

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4073 (πέτρα, petra) – meaning rock or large stone, used in the New Testament to describe Peter's confession of faith as a rock upon which the church would be built (Matthew 16:18).

- G3037 (λίθος, lithos) – meaning stone, used in various contexts in the New Testament.

Usage: The Hebrew word "keph" refers to a rock or stone, often used metaphorically to signify strength, stability, and permanence. In the biblical context, it can denote a physical rock or stone, but it also carries symbolic meanings, representing God as a rock of refuge or a foundation of faith.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, rocks and stones were significant both practically and symbolically. They were used in construction, as landmarks, and in religious rituals. In the Hebrew Bible, rocks often symbolize God's enduring strength and protection. The imagery of God as a rock is prevalent, reflecting the cultural understanding of rocks as unchanging and reliable.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
perhaps of foreign origin
Definition
a rock
NASB Translation
rocks (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[כֵּף] noun [masculine] rock (Assyrian kâpu DlHWB 346; Aramaic כֵּיפָא, perhaps Aramaic loan-word in Hebrew; √ dubious); — only plural כֵּפִים Jeremiah 4:29 as place of refuge; Job 30:6 as dwelling-place.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
rock

From kaphaph; a hollow rock -- rock.

see HEBREW kaphaph

Forms and Transliterations
וְכֵפִֽים׃ וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים ובכפים וכפים׃ ū·ḇak·kê·p̄îm ūḇakkêp̄îm uvakkeFim vecheFim wə·ḵê·p̄îm wəḵêp̄îm
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Englishman's Concordance
Job 30:6
HEB: חֹרֵ֖י עָפָ֣ר וְכֵפִֽים׃
NAS: of the earth and of the rocks.
KJV: of the earth, and [in] the rocks.
INT: holes of the earth the rocks

Jeremiah 4:29
HEB: בָּ֚אוּ בֶּעָבִ֔ים וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים עָל֑וּ כָּל־
NAS: and climb among the rocks; Every
KJV: and climb up upon the rocks: every city
INT: go the thickets the rocks and climb Every

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3710
2 Occurrences


ū·ḇak·kê·p̄îm — 1 Occ.
wə·ḵê·p̄îm — 1 Occ.
















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