Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6971 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קוֹף קוֹף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | probably of foreign origin |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | qowph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kofe (or qoph {kofe}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a monkey |
| KJV Renderings: | ape. |
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[קוֺף] noun [masculine] ape, so Vrss , ᵐ5 πίθηκοι (omitted by ᵐ5 B in Kings) (foreign word; probably = Sanskrit kapi , id.; Egyptian as loan-word gôfë WMMAs.u.Eur.95, gi'f ErmanZMG xlvi (1892), 121; Greek κῆβος, κῆπος is of Egyptian origin according to LewyFremdw. 6); — plural קֹפִים 1Kgs 10:22 = קוֺפִים 2Chr 9:21, brought to Solomon [from southeast] by Phoenician fleet; compare Arabic proverb 'donum regionis Jemen simiae sunt,' FreyProvv.iii.3160.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
