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khaph

khaph is the alternative form of khaf.

Meaning of khaf

Noun

khaf (plural khafs)

  1. The eleventh letter of the Hebrew and Aramaic alphabets, kaph, especially when pronounced as a fricative (rather than as a plosive).
    • The letter that follows yud is khaf and the letter that follows kuf is resh.1998, Joseph ben Abraham Gikatilla, Gates of Light, page 18

Forms of khaph

pluralkhaphs

Questions about khaph

What is khaph the alternative form of?
Khaph is the alternative form of khaf.

Words near khaph in the dictionary

  1. Khao Plort
  2. Khao Plorts
  3. khao poon
  4. khao soi
  5. khao soy
  6. khaph
  7. khaphs
  8. Khaplu
  9. khapol
  10. khapols
  11. khapra

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