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כָּפָן H3720
H3720 is the Hebrew word כָּפָן, transliterated kâphân and said kaw-fawn'. The King James Version most often renders it famine.
What it means
hunger (as making to stoop with emptiness and pain).
Where it comes from
from H3719 (כָּפַן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 2 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: famine.
Verses using כָּפָן
All 2 verses, quoted in full.
Job 5:22 · KJV
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Job 30:3 · KJV
For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3720 mean?
H3720 is the Hebrew word כָּפָן (kâphân), meaning hunger (as making to stoop with emptiness and pain).
How is H3720 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it famine (2 times).
How many times does H3720 appear in the Bible?
כָּפָן (kâphân) is tagged in 2 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3720 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3719 (כָּפַן).
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