כֶּפֶל
kefel · double
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3718 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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kefel (כֶּפֶל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “double”.
Twice as much of something.
How to say it
ke·fel
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Twice as much.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Job 11:6
and tell you the secrets of wisdom, for sound judgment is double; and know that Eloah makes you forget part of your iniquity.
- Job 41:13
Who has uncovered the face of its garment? Into its double bridle who will enter?
- Isaiah 40:2
“Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call out to her that her service is completed, that her iniquity is paid off, that she has received from the hand of YHWH double for all her sins.”