Strong's Number 5595

The Linked Word Project

Transliteration:

caphah {saw-faw'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root

TWOT:

1531

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

consume 6, destroy 5, add 3, perish 2, augment 1, heap 1, joined 1, put 1

Total: 20

Definition:

to sweep or snatch away, catch up, destroy, consume
1. (Qal)
  1. to be snatched away
  2. to sweep or snatch away
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be swept away, be destroyed
  2. to be caught up, be captured
3. (Hiphil) to catch up, gather