Strong's Lexicon kaphash: To subdue, to bring into bondage, to subject Original Word: כָּפַשׁ Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and New Testament for similar concepts is κατακυριεύω (katakurieuō - Strong's Greek 2634), which means to have dominion over or to subdue. Usage: The Hebrew verb "kaphash" primarily means to subdue or bring into subjection. It conveys the idea of exerting control or dominion over something or someone. This term is often used in contexts where one party is overpowering or bringing another under control, whether in a physical, political, or spiritual sense. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of subduing or bringing into subjection was common in the context of warfare, governance, and societal order. Kings and rulers often subdued nations and peoples to expand their territories and consolidate power. The idea of subduing also extended to personal and spiritual realms, where individuals were encouraged to subdue their own desires and impulses in accordance with divine law. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to make bent, press or bend together NASB Translation cower (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [כָּפַשׁ] verb only Hiph`il make bent, press or bend together (Late Hebrew Hiph`il id.; כָּפַשׁ furnish a vessel with a bent rim, כּוֺפֶשׁ a broad-rimmed vessel; Arabic Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular suffix בָּאֵפֶרהִכְמִּישַׁנִי Lamentations 3:16 he made me cower in the ashes. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cover A primitive root; to tread down; figuratively, to humiliate -- cover. Forms and Transliterations הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי הכפישני hichpiShani hiḵ·pî·ša·nî hiḵpîšanîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Lamentations 3:16 HEB: בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃ NAS: with gravel; He has made me cower in the dust. KJV: with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. INT: gravel my teeth cower the dust 1 Occurrence |
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have bent or crooked feet; Tel Amarna kappâšu, sole of foot DlHWB 348 (doubtfully), but infinitive from כבשׁ according to WklTel Am. Letters, Vocab.); — 
