Job 22:30

יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט אִֽי נָקִ֑י וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ

He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

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וַיְהִי אַחַר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה אֶת-הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֶל-אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-אֱלִיפַז הַתֵּֽימָנִי חָרָה אַפִּי בְךָ וּבִשְׁנֵי רֵעֶיךָ כִּי לֹא דִבַּרְתֶּם אֵלַי נְכוֹנָה כְּעַבְדִּי אִיּֽוֹב׃

And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

James 5:15

καὶ ἡ εὐχὴ τῆς πίστεως σώσει τὸν κάμνοντα καὶ ἐγερεῖ αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος· κἂν ἁμαρτίας ᾖ πεποιηκώς ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise up; him and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Genesis 18:26

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אִם-אֶמְצָא בִסְדֹם חֲמִשִּׁים צַדִּיקִם בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר וְנָשָׂאתִי לְכָל-הַמָּקוֹם בַּֽעֲבוּרָֽם׃

And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

Psalms 18:20

יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהוָה כְּצִדְקִי כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִֽי׃

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

Acts 27:24

λέγων Μὴ φοβοῦ Παῦλε Καίσαρί σε δεῖ παραστῆναι καὶ ἰδού κεχάρισταί σοι ὁ θεὸς πάντας τοὺς πλέοντας μετὰ σοῦ

Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

Malachi 1:9

וְעַתָּה חַלּוּ-נָא פְנֵי-אֵל וִֽיחָנֵנוּ מִיֶּדְכֶם הָיְתָה זֹּאת הֲיִשָּׂא מִכֶּם פָּנִים אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.

Matthew 17:19

Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ἰησοῦ κατ' ἰδίαν εἶπον Διατί ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό

Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

Psalms 24:4

נְקִי כַפַּיִם וּֽבַר-לֵבָב אֲשֶׁר׀ לֹא-נָשָׂא לַשָּׁוְא נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא נִשְׁבַּע לְמִרְמָֽה׃

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

Jeremiah 5:1

שׁוֹטְטוּ בְּחוּצוֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַם וּרְאוּ-נָא וּדְעוּ וּבַקְשׁוּ בִרְחוֹבוֹתֶיהָ אִם-תִּמְצְאוּ אִישׁ אִם-יֵשׁ עֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט מְבַקֵּשׁ אֱמוּנָה וְאֶסְלַח לָֽהּ׃

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

Acts 19:15

ἀποκριθὲν δὲ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρὸν εἶπεν Τὸν Ἰησοῦν γινώσκω καὶ τὸν Παῦλον ἐπίσταμαι ὑμεῖς δὲ τίνες ἐστέ

And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

Isaiah 58:12

וּבָנוּ מִמְּךָ חָרְבוֹת עוֹלָם מוֹסְדֵי דוֹר-וָדוֹר תְּקוֹמֵם וְקֹרָא לְךָ גֹּדֵר פֶּרֶץ מְשֹׁבֵב נְתִיבוֹת לָשָֽׁבֶת׃

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Isaiah 1:15

וּבְפָרִשְׂכֶם כַּפֵּיכֶם אַעְלִים עֵינַי מִכֶּם גַּם כִּֽי-תַרְבּוּ תְפִלָּה אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ יְדֵיכֶם דָּמִים מָלֵֽאוּ׃

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

1 Timothy 2:8

Βούλομαι οὖν προσεύχεσθαι τοὺς ἄνδρας ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ἐπαίροντας ὁσίους χεῖρας χωρὶς ὀργῆς καὶ διαλογισμοῦ

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

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This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.

יְֽמַלֵּ֥ט אִֽי נָקִ֑י Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט Revia Mugrash — a lesser break בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ Silluq — end of the verse

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יְֽמַלֵּט

Root word escaped, escape, deliver, delivered, save, …

Dictionary form: מָלַט · maw-LAHT

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vpi3ms

Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

יְֽמַלֵּט

Speech Verb Stem Piel Type Imperfect (Yiqtol) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: he shall deliver

escape ×9 escaped ×8 deliver ×6 and escaped ×5 shall be delivered ×5 am escaped ×4 delivered ×3 escape out ×3

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escape — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly applicable.

flee to safety — Emphasizes motion and urgency of the escape.

deliver — Use when an external agent rescues someone.

rescue — Active, dynamic alternative to 'deliver'; vivid register.

survive — Good when emphasis is on living through a threat.

get away — Colloquial; suits narrative prose over poetry.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4665 H4422

[מָלַט] verb slip away (not in Qal) (Late Hebrew מִילּוּט rescue; ᵑ7 מְלַט (rare) = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic is have scanty hair; IV. cast the foetus without hair; [slip away, escape from hand is ]); —

Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִמְלַט Judg 3:26 + 6 t.; 3 feminine singular נִמְלְטָה Ps 124:7, with וְ consecutive וְנִמְלָ֑טָה Jer 48:19 3 masculine plural נִמְלָ֑טוּ 2Sam 4:6 + 8 t. Perfect; Imperfect יִמָּלֵט Amos 9:1 + 13 t.; ׳וַיִּמּ Judg 3:26 + 7 t.; 1 singular אִמָּֽלְטָה Gen 19:20 +; 3 masculine plural וַיִּמָּלֵ֑טוּ Mal 3:15 + 1 2 t. Imperfect; Imperative הִמָּלֵט Gen 19:17 (twice in verse); Gen 19:22 feminine הִמָּֽלְטִי Zech 2:11 Infinitive absolute הִמָּלֵט 1Sam 27:1 (but read אִם אִמָּלֵט ᵐ5 We Dr Löhr HPS; > Th Kit Bu insert אִם before ׳הִמּ); construct id., Gen 19:19; Esth 4:3 Participle נִמְלָט 1Kgs 19:17 (twice in verse); —

1. slip away אִמָּֽלְטָה נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶתאֶֿחָ֑י 1Sam 20:29 let me slip away to see my brethren; slip through, or past (into the house) 2Sam 4:6 (compare Dr HPS and Pi`el 1, Hiph`il 2; > Klo *נִלְאָ֑טוּ, √ לאט, after ᵐ5 ἔλαθον).

2. escape, Judg 3:29; 1Sam 19:10 (|| נוּס) v1Sam 19:12 v1Sam 19:18 (both || בָּרַח), v1Sam 19:17; 1Sam 22:20 (|| בָּרַח), 1Sam 30:17; 1Kgs 18:40; 1Kgs 20:20 (|| נוּס) 2Kgs 10:24; Isa 20:6 (|| נִצַּל, נוּס), Isa 49:24; Isa 49:25; Jer 46:6; Jer 48:8; Jer 48:19 (|| נוּס), Ezek 17:15 (twice in verse); Ezek 17:18; Amos 9:1; Joel 3:5; Zech 2:11; Mal 3:15; Ps 124:7; Prov 19:6; Job 1:15; Job 1:16; Job 1:17; Job 1:19 with מִן of place whence 1Sam 23:13; 2Sam 1:3; Ps 124:7 with אֶלֿ = whither 1Sam 22:1; 1Sam 27:1 (twice in verse); with עַד Judg 3:26 with ָ ה locative, Gen 19:17; Gen 19:19; Gen 19:20; Gen 19:22 (J), Judg 3:26 with accusative 2Kgs 19:37 = Isa 37:38; Esth 4:13 with מִן of person from whom Eccl 7:26 with מִיַּד 1Sam 27:1; 2Chr 16:7; Jer 32:4; Jer 34:3; Jer 38:18; Jer 38:23; Dan 11:41 מִפְּנֵי Jer 41:15 מֵחֶרֶב 1Kgs 19:17 (twice in verse); with עַלנֶֿפֶשׁ for one's life Gen 19:17.

3. passive be delivered Ps 22:6; Prov 11:21; Prov 28:26; Job 22:30; Dan 12:1 (later usage). Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular מִלֵּט Ezek 33:5 וּמִלַּטֿ Eccl 9:15 suffix מִלְּטֵ֫נוּ 2Sam 19:10 Imperfect יְמַלֵּט Amos 2:14 + 8 t., suffix יְמַלְּטֵ֫הוּ Ps 41:2 + 5 t. Imperfect; Imperative מַלְּטָה Ps 116:4 feminine מַלְּטִי 1Kgs 1:12 + 4 t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute מַלֵּט Isa 46:2; Jer 39:18 Participle מְמַלֵּט 1Sam 19:11 plural מְמַלְּטִים 2Sam 19:6 —

1. lay (eggs; i.e. let them slip out; of arrow-snake) Isa 34:15.

2. let escape: וימלטו עצמתיו 2Kgs 23:18 and so they let his bones (the prophet's) escape (from the burning).

3. deliver, absolute Isa 46:4 with accusative Isa 46:2; Jer 39:18 (twice in verse); Ps 41:2; Job 22:30; Job 29:12; Eccl 8:8; Eccl 9:15 with מִיַּד Job 6:23 מִכַּף 2Sam 19:10 מִשְּׁחִיתוֺתָם Ps 107:20 elsewhere מִלֵּט נֶפֶשׁ deliver, save, life 1Sam 19:11; 2Sam 19:6; 1Kgs 1:12; Jer 48:6; Jer 51:6; Jer 51:45; Ezek 33:5; Amos 2:14; Amos 2:15; Ps 89:49; Ps 116:4 נפשׁ. omitted Amos 2:15; Ps 33:17; Job 20:20. — (This form not in Hexateuch, Judges, Chronicles, Isa¹) Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִמְלִיט Isa 31:5 3 feminine singular הִמְ֫לִיטָה Isa 66:7.

1. give birth to a male child Isa 66:7 (|| יָָֽלְדָה, compare Pi`el 1).

2. deliver: absolute Isa 31:5 (|| גָּנַן, הִצִּיל, פָּסַח). Hithpa`el Imperfect 1 singular וָאֶתְמַלְּטָה Job 19:20 3 masculine plural יִתְמַלְּטוּ Job 41:11.

1. slip forth, escape (sparks of fire from jaws of crocodile; RV leap forth) Job 41:11.

2. escape (with the skin of the teeth, the gums; only these left unattacked by leprosy) Job 19:20.

Strong's Definition H4422

escaped, escape, deliver, delivered, save, …

mālaṭ

properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks

to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered

(Niphal)

to slip away

to lay, let slip out (of eggs)

to give birth to

to slip forth, slip out, escape

Variations 55 forms of this word

Translations 55 English renderings

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אִֽי

Particle an exclamation — "behold!", "oh!"

Dictionary form: אִי · ee

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Tj

Particle — Interjection

אִֽי	Speech Particle Type Interjection

In English

In the KJV here: the island

the island ×1

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island — Most natural, broadly understood modern term.

coastland — Preferred when context implies inhabited coastal regions.

shore — Use when emphasizing the water's edge over land mass.

coast — Suitable for plural or regional geographic contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB370 H336

IV. אִי adverb not (frequently in Rabb, as אִי אֶפְשַׁר impossible; and in Ethiopic the ordinary negative; compare Phoenician אי CIS^{i, 3, 5}, and in איבל^{165; 18; 167; 11}; Assyrian ai) Job 22:30 אִינָֿקִי the non-innocent.

**Job 22:30: read perhaps אֵל (Me), or אֱלֹהַּ (Ley), with וְתִמָּלֵט in verse b.

Strong's Definition H336

island

ʾî

not

Variations 1 forms of this word

Translations 1 English renderings

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נָקִ֑י

Root word innocent, guiltless, blameless, innocents, quit, …

Dictionary form: נָקִי · naw-KEE

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Aamsa

Adjective — masculine singular, absolute state

נָקִי

Speech Adjective Type Adjective Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: of the innocent

innocent ×11 and the innocent ×4 the innocent ×3 for the innocent ×2 of the innocent ×2 the guilt of innocent ×2 against innocent ×1 an innocent ×1

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innocent — Most natural default; fits legal and moral contexts well.

guiltless — Emphasizes absence of guilt; strong in legal/judicial settings.

blameless — Moral/ethical innocence; suits character descriptions.

free from guilt — Clear idiomatic phrase; good for oath or acquittal contexts.

exempt — Best when the sense is release from obligation or penalty.

acquitted — Formal legal register; suits courtroom or verdict contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5365 H5355

נָקִי adjective clean, free from, exempt; — ׳נ Gen 24:41 + 31 t.; construct נְקִי Ps 24:4 plural נְקִיִּים Jer 2:34 נְקִיִּם Gen 44:10 + 6 t.; —

1. free from guilt, clean, innocent, || נָקִי וְצַדִּיק ׃צַדִּיק Exod 23:7 (E), נָקִי: innocent person Job 4:7; Job 17:8; Job 22:19; Job 22:30; Job 27:17; Ps 10:8; Ps 15:5; Prov 1:11 נקיים Job 9:23 דם נקי innocent blood, first used in D, Deut 19:10; Deut 27:25; 1Sam 19:5; 2Kgs 21:16; 2Kgs 24:4; Ps 94:2; Ps 106:38; Prov 6:17; Isa 59:7; Jer 7:6; Jer 22:3; Jer 26:15 דם חנקי Deut 19:13; 2Kgs 24:4; Jer 22:17 הדם הנקי Deut 21:9 דם נקיים Jer 19:4 נָקִיִ מִדְּמֵי 2Sam 3:28 ( + ׳מֵעִם י); נְקִי כַפַּיִם Ps 24:4 אביונים נקיים Jer 2:34.

2. free from punishment Exod 21:28 (E) 2Sam 14:9.

3. free, exempt from obligations Gen 44:10 (J); from service in war Num 32:22 (P; + מִן person, see מִן 2 d), Deut 24:5; 1Kgs 15:22 (compare Arabic and Wetzst^{ZMG xxii (1868), 129}); with מן, from oaths Gen 24:41 (J) Josh 2:17; Josh 2:19; Josh 2:20 (JE).

BDB5366 H5355

נָקִיא adjective innocent; — דָּם נָקִיא innocent blood Joel 4:19; Jonah 1:14 (both Kt; Qr נָקִי).

Strong's Definition H5355

innocent, guiltless, blameless, innocents, quit, …

nāqî

innocent

clean, free from, exempt, clear, innocent

free from guilt, clean, innocent

Variations 10 forms of this word

Translations 25 English renderings

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וְ ֝נִמְלַ֗ט

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

֝נִמְלַ֗ט

Root word escaped, escape, deliver, delivered, save, …

Dictionary form: מָלַט · maw-LAHT

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/VNq3ms

Verb — Niphal, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), third person masculine singular passive or reflexive — "it was done" / "he did it to himself" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
נִמְלַט	Speech Verb Stem Niphal Type Sequential Perfect (Weqatal) Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: and it is delivered

escape ×9 escaped ×8 deliver ×6 and escaped ×5 shall be delivered ×5 am escaped ×4 delivered ×3 escape out ×3

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escape — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly applicable.

flee to safety — Emphasizes motion and urgency of the escape.

deliver — Use when an external agent rescues someone.

rescue — Active, dynamic alternative to 'deliver'; vivid register.

survive — Good when emphasis is on living through a threat.

get away — Colloquial; suits narrative prose over poetry.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4665 H4422

1. lay (eggs; i.e. let them slip out; of arrow-snake) Isa 34:15.

2. let escape: וימלטו עצמתיו 2Kgs 23:18 and so they let his bones (the prophet's) escape (from the burning).

1. give birth to a male child Isa 66:7 (|| יָָֽלְדָה, compare Pi`el 1).

1. slip forth, escape (sparks of fire from jaws of crocodile; RV leap forth) Job 41:11.

2. escape (with the skin of the teeth, the gums; only these left unattacked by leprosy) Job 19:20.

Strong's Definition H4422

escaped, escape, deliver, delivered, save, …

mālaṭ

properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks

to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered

(Niphal)

to slip away

to lay, let slip out (of eggs)

to give birth to

to slip forth, slip out, escape

Variations 55 forms of this word

Translations 55 English renderings

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בְּ בֹ֣ר

בְּ

Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with

בֹ֣ר

Root word cleanness, purely, pureness

Dictionary form: בֹּר · bore

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Ncmsc

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

בְּ	Speech Preposition
בֹר	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct

In English

In the KJV here: by the pureness

according to the cleanness ×3 according to my cleanness ×1 by the pureness ×1 thee and purely ×1

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purity — Most natural modern noun; broad and widely understood.

cleanness — Modernized from KJV; retained when ritual context is prominent.

innocence — Emphasizes moral blamelessness before God or others.

integrity — Highlights upright character; suits ethical or legal contexts.

blamelessness — Stronger moral nuance; good for judicial or covenantal passages.

uprightness — Stresses behavioral virtue; pairs well with righteousness terms.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB1354 H1252

II. בֹּר noun masculine cleanness, pureness: בֹּר יָדַי cleanness of my hands 2Sam 22:21 (= Ps 18:21) Ps 18:25 (= בֹּרִי my cleanness 2Sam 22:25); בֹּר כַּף Job 9:30; Job 22:30.

BDB978 H1252

II. בּוֺר, cleanness, see בֹּר below ברר.

Strong's Definition H1252

cleanness, purely, pureness

bōr

purify

cleanness, pureness

Variations 4 forms of this word

Translations 4 English renderings

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כַּפֶּֽי ךָ

כַּפֶּֽי

Root word hands, hand, spoon, spoons, sole, …

ךָ

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Dictionary form: כַּף · kahp

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncfdc/Sp2ms

Noun — Common, feminine dual, construct state dual — a natural pair ("two ___"); "___ of …" — bound to the next word

כַּפֶּֽי	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Feminine Number Dual State Construct
ךָ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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In the KJV here: of thine hands

spoon ×12 his hands ×11 hand ×8 their hands ×7 and the spoons ×6 hands ×5 my hands ×5 out of the hand ×5

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palm — Most precise: the hollow, open part of the hand.

hand — General use; good when context doesn't stress the hollow.

sole — Use specifically when referring to the bottom of the foot.

hollow — Emphasizes cupped or concave shape of hand or foot.

spoon — Cultic/tabernacle contexts; bowl-shaped vessel.

handful — Use when quantity or measure is in view.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB4151 H3709

כַּף₁₉₂ noun feminine^{1Kgs 8:54} hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic id., Assyrian kappu, hand, pan, kippatu, hollow; Arabic palm, hand) — absolute ׳כ Job 29:9 +, so read probably also Ezek 29:7b for ᵑ0 כָּתֵף (ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Sm Co, compare v^a); כָּ֑ף 2Kgs 11:12 +; more often construct כַּף Gen 40:11 +; suffix כַּפִּי Judg 12:3, כַּפְּךָ Job 13:31, etc.; in Ezek 29:7 read כַּף Qr for כפך Kt (so Ew Hi Sm Co Da); dual כַּפַּיִם Isa 49:16 +; construct כַּפֵּי Exod 29:24 (twice in verse) + 3 t.; suffix כַּפַּי Gen 20:5 +, כַּפָּיו Num 24:10 +, כַּפֵּיהֶם Isa 59:6 + 2 t., כַּפֵּימוֺ Job 27:23, etc.; plural כַּפּוֺת (especially of soles, and in metaphor senses) absolute Num 4:7 +; construct 2Kgs 9:35 +, suffix כַּפֹתָיו Exod 25:29; Exod 37:16 —

1. a. of human beings, hollow or flat of hand, palm, (c. 116 t.) 2Kgs 4:34 (twice in verse); ׳נָתַן אֵת הַכּוס עַלכּכַּף פ Gen 40:11; Gen 40:21 (E), set the cup upon the palm of Pharaoh (compare vGen 40:11a וְכוֺס פַּרְעֹה בְּיָדִי), similarly Lev 8:27 (twice in verse) (P) +; הַשֶּׁמֶן אֲשֶׁר עַלכּכַּפּוֺ Lev 14:16; Lev 14:17; Lev 14:18; Lev 14:27; Lev 14:28 as distinguished from wrist and arm, Deut 25:12 rarely with ידים (always כַּכּוֺת), שְׁתֵּי כַּפּוֺת ידיו 1Sam 5:4 (of Dagon), הַיָּדַיִם ׳כ 2Kgs 9:35, compare Dan 10:10 כַּף הַשְּׂמָאלִית Lev 14:15; Lev 14:26 note especially קֶמַח ׳מְלֹא כ 1Kgs 17:12 a handful of meal (literally palmful), compare Eccl 4:6 (where distinguished from מלא חָפְנַיִם a double fistful; in both these passages of a very small quantity); compare וַיְמַלֵּא כַּפּוֺ מִן Lev 9:17 (reference to מְלֹא קֻמְצוֺ Lev 2:2; Lev 5:12 compare Lev 6:8). In Exod 4:4 (JE), Prov 31:19; Ezek 21:16; Ps 129:7, etc., the thought is that of grasping.
b. anthropomorph. of ׳י covering Moses over with his palm, וְשַׂכֹּתִי כַפִּי עָלֶיךָ Exod 33:22 (J), and so figurative (with שׁית) Ps 139:5 withdrawing ( הֵסִירׅ his hand Exod 33:23 (J); removing ( הִרְהִּיק ׅ his afficting hand Job 13:21 עַלכּכַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה אוֺר Job 36:32, i.e. he (God) hath filled his palms with light.
c. once of animals, הוֺלֵךְ עַלכּכַּפָּיו Lev 11:27 going upon their palms, i.e. paws (cats, dogs, etc.).
d. phrases are: — (I) הִכָּה כַּף = clap the hands, in applause 2Kgs 11:12 so ׳תָּקַע כ Ps 47:2, ׳מָחָא כ Isa 55:12 (figurative of trees), Ps 98:8 (figurative of rivers); but especially in scorn, contempt, etc., סָפַק אֶתכַּֿפָּיו Num 24:10 (J), יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֺ כַפֵּ֑ימוֺ Job 27:23 so תָּקַע כַּף עלֿ Nah 3:19, הִכָּה כַפִּי אֶלֿ Ezek 22:13 (of ׳י); absolute, בְכַפְּךָהִכָּה Ezek 6:11 (as מחא יד Ezek 25:6), הִכָּה כַּף אֶלכַּֿף Ezek 21:19, אַכֶּה כַפִּי אֶלכַּֿפִּי v.Ezek 21:22 (of ׳י). (2) תָּפַשׂ בַּכַּף grasp, seize with the hand Ezek 29:7 compare vEzek 29:7 (on text see above) (3) of hand-grasp as pledge לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָתָּקַעְתָּ Prov 6:1 (if) thou hast smitten thy palms (given a double hand-grasp), for another (so De; || עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ); so absolute תקע כף Prov 17:18; Prov 22:26 (compare תקע ליד Job 17:3). (4) often of hand spread out in prayer, as sign of longing to receive, with פָּרַשׂ אֶלֿ Exod 9:29; Exod 9:33 (J), 1Kgs 8:38 = 2Chr 6:29, etc. (see יד Ps 143:6; Lam 1:17 and יָד 1 d, above; also פרשׂ, נשׂא, שׁטח). (5) שׂים כַּף לְפֶה, in respectful silence, Job 29:9. (6) figurative בְכַפִּיוָאָשִׂימָה נַפְשִׁי Judg 12:3 = I have taken my life in my hand (i.e. hazarded it), so 1Sam 19:5; 1Sam 28:21; Job 13:14 and (without verb) Ps 119:109. (7) ׳נִקְיֹן כ Gen 20:5 cleanness of palms is figurative for purity of act, compare Ps 26:6, also Job 9:30; Job 22:30; Ps 24:4; Ps 73:13 conversely, ( לֹא ) חָמָס בְּכַפָּ֑י Job 16:17; 1Chr 12:18; Isa 59:6; Jonah 3:8, compare Isa 59:3 (so ידים Isa 1:15), Job 31:7; Ps 7:4. — In many cases כַּף is not to be distinguished from יָד; so in phrase ׳יְגִיעַ כ toil of the hands Gen 31:42; Hag 1:11; Job 10:3; Ps 128:2 ׳פֹּעַל כ Ps 9:17, ׳חֵפֶץ כ Prov 31:13 ׳תְּבוּנוֺת כ Ps 78:72, ׳פְּרִי כ Prov 31:16 ; compare Mic 7:3.

2. = power (i.e. grasp) of any one, נתן בכף Judg 6:13 = deliver into the power of, so Jer 12:7, compare בּוֺא בכף Prov 6:3 usually הוֺשִׁיעַ, פּדָה, הִצִּיל etc., with מִכַּף = out of the power of Judg 6:14; 1Sam 4:3; 2Sam 14:16; 2Sam 19:10 (twice in verse); 2Sam 22:1 (twice in verse) = Ps 18:1 (title), 2Kgs 16:7 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 20:6 = Isa 38:6; Mic 4:10; Jer 15:21; 2Chr 30:6; 2Chr 32:11; Ezra 8:31; Ps 71:4 (compare יָד 5 g, p. 391 above)

3. רַגְלָהּכַּף, etc., = sole of foot, Gen 8:9 (J), Josh 3:13; Josh 4:18 (both J E), 1Kgs 5:17; 2Kgs 19:24 = Isa 37:25; Deut 11:24; Deut 28:56; Deut 28:65; Josh 1:3 (D) Ezek 43:7; Mal 3:21 קָדְקֳדוֺמִכַּף רַגְלוֺ וְעַד 2Sam 14:25; Job 2:7, compare Isa 1:6 (figurative); ׳ר ׳מִדְרַךְ כ Deut 2:5 treading-place for the sole of a foot; of the cherubim Ezek 1:7, of a calf, (in simile) vEzek 1:7., (according to MT; compare however Co).

4. of various hollow, bending or bent objects: —
a. hollow (i.e. socket), of the thigh-joint, יָרֵךְ ׳כ Gen 32:26 (twice in verse); Gen 32:33 (twice in verse) (J).
b. pan, vessel (as hollow), used in ritual, Exod 25:29; Exod 37:16; Num 5:7; Num 7:14 + 15 t. Num 7; 1Kgs 7:50 = 2Chr 4:22; 2Kgs 25:14 = Jer 52:18; Jer 52:19; 2Chr 24:14.
c. hollow of sling, 1Sam 25:29.
d. כַּפּוֺת תְּמָרִים Lev 23:40 = of huge hand-shaped branches (or fronds) of palm-trees.
e. כַּפּוֺת הַמַּנְעוּל Song 5:5 the (bent) handles of the bolt.

Strong's Definition H3709

hands, hand, spoon, spoons, sole, …

kap

the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand

palm, hollow or flat of the hand

of thigh-joint

Variations 72 forms of this word

Translations 92 English renderings

Job 22:29

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