Meaning & use

qoph

noun·Advanced

The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, representing a sound similar to a hard 'k.'

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The word appears in Hebrew with a qoph rather than a kaf at the start.

Students learning the Hebrew alphabet often confuse qoph with the similarly shaped letter kaf.

A note on using this word

Qoph is related to the Arabic letter qaf and the Greek letter koppa, all descended from the same ancient alphabet.

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