Strong's Definition
to shrink, i.e. thicken (as unracked wine, curdled milk, clouded sky, frozen water)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: congeal, curdle, dark, settle.
TWOT Reference: 2048,a
Outline of Biblical Usage
v
1) to thicken, condense, congeal, settle, become dense
1a) (Qal) to be condensed
1a1) thickening (participle)
1b) (Hiphil) to cause to curdle
n m
2) congelation
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קָפָא
qâphâ
BDB Definition:
1) to thicken, condense, congeal, settle, become dense (verb)
1a) (Qal) to be condensed
1a1) thickening (participle)
1b) (Hiphil) to cause to curdle
2) congelation (noun masculine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2048, 2048a
Total KJV Occurrences: 4