Strong's Lexicon

H3597

H3597 — כֵּילַף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkeylaphnoun femOccurrences: 1TWOT: 979

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3597
Word:כֵּילַף
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:from an unused root meaning to clap or strike with noise
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:keylaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kay-laf'
Meaning:1. a club or sledge-hammer
KJV Renderings:hammer.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4004

כֵּילַפּוֺת noun [feminine] axe (loan-word (compare Frä74) from Assyrian kalappatu see DlHWB 333) — יַהֲלֹמ֑וּן ׳ בְּכַשִּׁיל וְכ Ps 74:6 (|| קַרְדֻּמּוֺת Ps 74:5).


כִּימָה see below כום.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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