כֶּפֶלkephel
the double (Job 41:5; Job 11:6; Isaiah 40:2)
Pronunciation: keh'-fel · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3718
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Job 11:6 If only he would tell you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is not a simple matter. Listen! God is doubtless punishing you far less than you deserve!
- Job 41:13 Who can strip off its hide, and who can penetrate its double layer of armor?
- Isaiah 40:2 “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem. Tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are pardoned. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).