kaph

K5A1P3H4
/kɑːf//kæf/

noun

The eleventh letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

OriginHebrew כָּף ← Proto-Semitic *kapp- →
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Meanings

nounkaph (plural kaphs)

plural kaphs · alternative caph · alternative kaf · alternative kap

  1. The eleventh letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Origin

  1. Proto-Semitic*kapp-“palm, hand”
  2. Hebrewכָּף“kaph”
  3. Englishkaph

From Hebrew כָּף (kaf, “kaph”), from Proto-Semitic *kapp- (“palm, hand”) (Akkadian 𒀉 (kappu(m)), Hebrew כַּף (kaf, “hand/foot”), Arabic كَفّ (kaff), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎔 (kp)) Doublet of kappa.

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Translations

Arabic كَاف
  • كَاف (kāf)Hebrew letter
Catalan caf
  • cafHebrew letter
Finnish kaf
  • kafHebrew letter
French kaf, kaph
  • kafHebrew letter
  • kaphHebrew letter
German Kaph
  • KaphHebrew letter
Hebrew כָּף
  • כָּף (kaf)Hebrew letter
Italian kaf
  • kafHebrew letter
Malay kaf
  • kafHebrew letter
Persian کاف
  • کاف (kâf)Hebrew letter
Russian каф, кяф
  • каф (kaf)Hebrew letter
  • кяф (kjaf)Hebrew letter
Swedish kaf
  • kafHebrew letter
Yiddish כּף
  • כּף (kof)Hebrew letter

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kaph

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Sounds the same

caf
Cite this entry
APA

kaph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaph

MLA

“kaph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaph. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kaph,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kaph.

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