Exodus 39:9:3Exod.39.9.W3TAB
כָּפ֖וּל
kafool
“doubled”
- Transliteration
- ka-FOOL
- Extended
- kah-FOOL
- IPA
- /kaː.ˈfuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- doubled
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ka-FOOL
- clause
ra-VOO-a ha-YA ka-FOOL a-SU et-ha-KHO-shen
- sentence
ra-VOO-a ha-YA ka-FOOL a-SU et-ha-KHO-shen ZE-ret or-KO ve-ZE-ret rokh-BO ka-FOOL
Exegesis
The adjective kapul {כָּפ֖וּל | kāp̄ûl} ‘folded’ precedes the verb asu {עָשׂ֣וּ | ʿāśû} ‘they made,’ creating a verbless descriptive clause that emphasizes the form of the breastpiece.
The final kapul {כָּפֽוּל | kāp̄ûl} reinforces the doubling motif. English renders adjectives before nouns and verbs before objects for clarity and maintains parallel structure in measurement descriptions.
Root and etymology
k-p-lkaf–pe–lamed
“to double, fold”
In context — Exodus 39:9
It was square and folded double , and they made the breastpiece . Its length was a span and its width was a span.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 39:9, so the Hebrew word כָּפ֖וּל (kafool) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.39.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.9.W3.S1) and character.