H3721 H3721
To bend, bow down, be bowed; of the afflicted or humble bowing before God
Kaphaph conveys the physical and spiritual act of bending or bowing down, whether under the weight of distress or in deliberate worship. In Psalm 57:6, the psalmist's soul is 'bowed down' under persecution, while Isaiah 58:5 questions whether merely bowing one's head like a rush constitutes true fasting. The passive participle 'the bowed down' (kephufim) in Psalms 145:14 and 146:8 becomes a tender designation for the afflicted whom the Lord raises up. Micah 6:6 uses the reflexive niphal for bowing oneself before God in worship.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To bend, bow down, or be bowed -- describing physical posture under affliction or in worship. Spanish 'encorvados/encorvó' ('hunched/bowed') and French 'courber' ('to bend') capture the bodily imagery. In Psalm 57:6 and Isaiah 58:5, the bowing is metaphorical for distress or ritual humility. The passive participle in Psalms 145:14 and 146:8 designates the afflicted whom God lifts up. Micah 6:6 uses the niphal reflexive for prostrating oneself before the Most High, bridging posture and devotion. 5×
AR["أَ-لِ-يَنحَنِيَ", "أَحنَوا", "أَنْحَنِي", "المُنْحَنِينَ"]·ben["-কি-নম্র-করা", "-নত-হওয়াদের-কে", "আমি-প্রণাম-করব", "নতদের", "নমিত-করেছে"]·DE["[אכף]", "[הלכף]", "der-bowed-down", "er-niedergebeugt-hinab"]·EN["he-bowed-down", "shall-I-bow", "the-bowed-down", "to-bow-down"]·FR["[הלכף]", "comme-courber", "courber", "le-courber"]·heb["איכף", "ה-כפופים", "ה-ל-כוף", "כפופים", "כפף"]·HI["क्या-झुकाना", "झुका-गया", "झुके-हुओं", "झुके-हुओं-को", "मैं-झुकूँ"]·ID["apakah-menundukkan", "membungkuk", "yang-tertunduk"]·IT["[אכף]", "[הלכף]", "fu-curvo"]·jav["Gusti Allah", "Punapa-ndungkluk", "ingkang-mbungkuk", "kula-badhé-mbungkuk", "tiyang-mbungkuk"]·KO["굽혀진-자들을", "굽혔도다", "굽히는가-", "굽히리", "그-굽혀진-자들을"]·PT["curvar-me-ei", "curvou", "os-abatidos", "porventura-curvar"]·RU["hа-склонять-ли", "поклонюсь", "склонилась", "согбенных"]·ES["encorvados", "encorvó", "los-encorvados", "me-inclinaré", "¿Para-inclinar"]·SW["je-kuinamisha", "nijiinamishe", "waliiinamisha", "walioinamishwa"]·TR["egmek-mi-", "eğildi", "eğileceğim", "eğilmişleri"]·urd["جُھکایا", "جھکوں", "جھکے-ہوئوں-کو", "کیا-جھکانا"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כָּפַף vb. bend, bend down, be bent, bowed (NH bend, overturn, Assyrian kapâpu, bend, bow, DlHWB 347; Arabic كَفَّ fell a seam, also turn back, avert, كُفَّةٌ selvage, كِفَافٌ circuit, rim; Aramaic כְּפַף, ܟܰܦ bend, curve; Palm. כפתא niche, from כפף curve according to VogNo. 70, p. 50);— Qal Pf. כ׳ נַפְשִׁי ψ 57:7 my soul is bowed down; Inf. cstr. (trans.) לָכֹף כְּאַגְמֹן רֹאשׁוֹ Is 58:5 to…