כָּפַשׁ

kafash · press down, make cower

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3728 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

kafash (כָּפַשׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “press down, make cower”.

To press down, to make someone cower or crouch; figuratively, to humiliate.

How to say it

ka·fash

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.

Where it appears

  • Lamentations 3:16

    And he has broken with gravel my teeth; he has pressed me down in the ashes.