Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to curve
KJV Usage: bow down (self)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
כָּפַף (ka.phaph) — to bend. 1) to bend, bend down, bow down, be bent, be bowed 1a) (Qal) to bend down, bow down 1b) (Niphal) to bow oneself down
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · כַּף · כִּפָּה
Stance | verb qal ptc.pass
to be bowed down = state in which the head or upper body of humans is bent forward, ◄ often as a sign of grief, humiliation, and suffering
Stance | verb qal, verb nif
to bow oneself = action by which humans bend their head or upper body forward ≈ as a sign of humility and respect
Grieve | verb qal
Collocation: נֶפֶשׁ כפף
to be bowed down literally: (one's) self is bowed down; hence: = state in which humans are experiencing grief
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
כָּפַף vb. bend, bend down, be bent, bowed Qal my soul is bowed down
Niph. with what shall I bow myself (in worship) toward the high God?
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