כפיר

See also: כ־ פיר

Hebrew

Root
כ־פ־ר (k-p-r)
7 terms

Etymology

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Noun

כְּפִיר • (k'fir) m (plural indefinite כְּפִירִים, plural construct כְּפִירֵי־)

  1. (flowery) a lion's cub
    • Tanach, Isaiah 11:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְגָר זְאֵב עִם־כֶּבֶשׂ וְנָמֵר עִם־גְּדִי יִרְבָּץ וְעֵגֶל וּכְפִיר וּמְרִיא יַחְדָּו וְנַעַר קָטֹן נֹהֵג בָּם׃
      v'gár z'év 'im-kéves v'namér 'im-g'dí yirbáts v'égel ukh'fír um'rí yakhdáv v'ná'ar katón nohég bám.
      And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
    • Tanach, Psalms 104:21, with translation of the King James Version:
      הַכְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִים לַטָּרֶף וּלְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵל אָכְלָם׃
      The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
  2. (by extension) Used as a name of praise for heroes.

Declension

Declension of כְּפִיר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite כְּפִיר first כְּפִירִי כְּפִירֵנוּ
definite הַכְּפִיר second כְּפִירְךָ כְּפִירֵךְ כְּפִירְכֶם כְּפִירְכֶן
construct כְּפִיר־ third כְּפִירוֹ כְּפִירָהּ כְּפִירָם כְּפִירָן
plural indefinite כְּפִירִים first כפיריי / כְּפִירַי כְּפִירֵינוּ
definite הַכְּפִירִים second כְּפִירֶיךָ כפירייך / כְּפִירַיִךְ כְּפִירֵיכֶם כְּפִירֵיכֶן
construct כְּפִירֵי־ third כְּפִירָיו כְּפִירֶיהָ כְּפִירֵיהֶם כְּפִירֵיהֶן

Proper noun

כְּפִיר • (k'fir) m

  1. a male given name, Kfir

References

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