kaph
or caph
[ kahf, kawf ]
/ kɑf, kɔf /
noun
the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
the consonant sound represented by this letter.
Origin of kaph
1875–80; < Hebrew: literally, palm (of the hand), sole (of the foot)
Words nearby kaph
kaon,
kapa haka,
kapell,
kapellmeister,
kapfenberg,
kaph,
kapil dev,
kapila,
kapitsa,
kapitza,
kaplan
Example sentences from the Web for kaph
The Hebrew letter for this card is Kaph, which typifies a grasping hand.
Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards |Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer
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
Word Origin for kaph
Hebrew, literally: palm of the hand