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kpp (a/u) vb. to bend
GDCGtDt
Gpəˁalto bend, invert (tran.)3 senses▶
1
to bend, invert (tran.)
JLAtg, Gal, CPA, Syr, JBA, Man, LJLA
TgJ Is58:5↗ רֵישֵיה כְאַגמוֹן כָפֵיף"כפִיף‏ : his head he bends (var. : is bent) like a rush ; P Is58:5↗ ܘܢܟܘܦ ܨܘܪܗ‏ ; P PrMan 11↗ ܘܗܫܐ ܗܐ ܟ݁ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܕܠܒܝ ܩܕܡܝܟ݂‏ : now here do I bend my heart's knees before you ; BT Ḥul 38a(11)↗ דכיפה ופשטה לה והדרא וכפייא‏ : (the animal) bends (its foreleg), straightens it out, and bends it again ; Pishra D-ainia 678 ↗ kaptẖ kḏ qašta uata rišiẖ arqa mṭa : you bent him like a bow till his head reached the ground ; TgEsth2 1:5(2)↗ כף אילנא לאילנא ועבד כייפין‏ : he bent tree to tree and made arches
2
to incline (intransitive)
Syr
P Is45:23↗ ܬܟܘܦ ܟܠ ܒܪܘܟ‏ : every knee should bend
3
to compel, force, subdue
Gal, JBAmb, JBA, JBAg, Man
PTPea 15.d:25[2]↗ ליה ולמה כפיתיניה‏ : why did you not compel him? ; AS 13 1:16↗ אף אתון כיפיתון אסיריתון‏ : you are subdued and bound ; BT Hag 16a(36)↗ הא דמצי כייף ליה ליצריה, הא דלא מצי כייף ליצריה‏ : in the one case he is able to subdue his impulse, in the other he is not able to subdue his impulse ; BT Yev 65b(43)↗ הא ודאי כיפינן‏ : here we certainly force (him to divorce her) ; HM(1) 80:(1)30↗ אי בעית ٠٠٠ למיכף כל סתרי עלמא‏ : if you wish ... to control all the world’s secrets ; Hatma Rba 320↗ kbišia ukpipia mlakia atutai : suppressed and subdued are the angels beneath me
(1)
p.p. : subordinated
JBA, JBAg
BT Ber 8a(49)↗ לא קשי׳, הא דכייף ליה לרביה, הא דלא כייף ליה‏ : it is not difficult: here is where he is subordinated to his teacher, there where he is not subordinated
Dpaˁˁelto incline (transitive), force to bend2 senses▶
1
to incline (transitive), force to bend
JLAtg, Syr, Man
TgJ Ez17:6↗ גפַן תַקִיף מַכִיך בְקוֹמָה לְכָפָפָא עוֹבְרָתֵיה לֵיה‏ : a strong, low standing vine, for bending its branches toward itself ; JSB2 36 105:12↗ ܟܕ ܥܠܝܠܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܛܘܥܝܝ ܒܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ܃ ܘܡܟܦܦܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܩܕܡܬ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܠܡܬܟܫܦܘ‏ : when the spirit of Error had entered into humanity and made them make supplication before images ; AphDem4.71:14↗ ܘܡܘܪܟܝܢ ܬܚܢܢܬܐ܂ ܘܡܟܦܦܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ܂ ܘܡܦܪܣܝܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ‏ : they supplicate at length, bend themselves down, and spread their hands
2
fig. : to subdue, overcome
Syr
JS_Elisha 35:203↗ ܓܲܪ̈ܡܸܐ ܐܲܩܪܸܒܘ ܠܽܘܩܒܲܠ ܡܲܘܬܵܐ ܘܟܲܦܸܦܘ ܥܽܘܫܢܸܗ‏ : the bones confronted Death and subdued its strength
Cˀafˁelto compel1 sense▶
to compel
JBAg
HP 112:4 מוכפינן לה דמונקא ליה‏ : we compel her to nurse it
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be bent1 sense▶
to be bent
Qumran, CPA, Syr, Man
11QtgJob 16.3=30:14↗ ٠٠٠ ]ב̇אישה אתכפפת‏ ; ECmPal 43:27 text not cited ; IVMac11:10↗ ܡܢ ܩܕܠܗ ܡܬܟܦܦ ܗܘܐ ܒܕܡܘܬ ܥܩܪܒܐ‏ : he was bent over from his neck in the shape of a scorpion
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto incline oneself2 senses▶
1
to incline oneself
Syr, Man
(1)
in homage, bow
Syr
MaryMagi 23↗ ܘܼܐܝܬ ܠܸܗ ܙܲܒܢܵܐ ܕܢܸܬܟܲܦܦܽܘܢ ܟܽܠܗܘ݁ܢ ܬܵܓܸ̈ܐ ܘܠܸܗ ܢܸܣܓܕܽܘܢ‏ : but he will have the moment when all crowns will bend and bow down to him
2
to be curved in
Syr
IAB 407:9 ܡܬܟܲܦܦܐ ܐܦ ܡܬܦܫܛܐ‏ : it curves in and also straightens out ; Shar 49:7 text not cited
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See also s.v. kwp.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 643[339]DJPA: 267aDJBA: 596bJastrow: 661Drower/Macuch: 208b, 215b, 221a, 221bPayne-Smith: 1790J. Payne-Smith: 221fLevy Ch-W: 1:381DCPA[Schulthess]: 183[96]Qumran: 118

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