Hebrew Word Study

The meaning of “כָּפָן”

Understanding kâphân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

famine. - hunger (as making to stoop with emptiness and pain) 1) hunger, famine, painful hunger

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H3720

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

כָּפָן

Phonetickaw-fawn'

Transliterationkâphân

Grammar Code

H:N-M

Hebrew Noun, Masculine

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

famine. - hunger (as making to stoop with emptiness and pain) 1) hunger, famine, painful hunger

Scripture References

2 total references

Reference	Text
Job 5:22	“At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.” Word: כָּפָן (kâphân)
Job 30:3	“For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.” Word: כָּפָן (kâphân)

Total Occurrences

Most Frequent Book

Job

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