Midvash

קָפָאqâphâʼ

thicken, condense, congeal

Pronunciation: kaw-faw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7087

Meanings

Qal: the deeps were condensed, shall contract (Exodus 15:8; Zechariah 14:6; Zephaniah 1:12)

Hiph`il: didst thou not curdle me (Job 10:10)

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 15:8 At the blast of your breath, the waters piled up! The surging waters stood straight like a wall; in the heart of the sea the deep waters became hard.
  • Job 10:10 You guided my conception and formed me in the womb.
  • Zephaniah 1:12 “I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest corners to punish those who sit complacent in their sins. They think the Lord will do nothing to them, either good or bad.
  • Zechariah 14:6 On that day the sources of light will no longer shine,

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).