Hebrew

To subdue

כָּפָהStrong’s H3711

kaphah (ka-phah)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Kaphah is the Hebrew word usually translated “it subdues”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.”

Meaning

How it's translated

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

1 book in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

כָּפָה kaphah · to subdue

(Qal) to sooth, subdue, pacify

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “subdue” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

SUBDUE, verb transitive

To conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion.“I will subdue all thine enemies” 1 Chronicles 17:10
To oppress; to crush; to sink; to overpower so as to disable from further resistance.
To tame; to break by conquering a refractory temper or evil passions; to render submissive; as, to subdue a stubborn child.
To conquer; to reduce to mildness; as, to subdue the temper or passions.

All definitions

To overcome by persuasion or other mild means; as, to subdue opposition by argument or intreaties.
To overcome; to conquer; to captivate; as by charms.
To soften; to melt; to reduce to tenderness; as, to subdue ferocity by tears.
To overcome; to overpower and destroy the force of; as, medicines subdue a fever.
To make mellow; to break; as land; also, to destroy, as weeds.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.