noun
- Plural of caph; the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Usage: Also spelled kaph or kaf; Used in religious and linguistic contexts
Examples
- The Hebrew alphabet includes letters such as aleph, beth, and caph.
- Students learning Hebrew must memorize the names and forms of all the caphs and other letters.
- In biblical texts, the caph appears frequently as a preposition meaning 'like' or 'as'.
- The caphs in this manuscript show variations in their historical spelling.