kuÌ‚r´d'l (קפ×, kÌ£aÌ„phaÌ„), “to congeal,†“harden,†“curdleâ€): Occurs in , “Hast thou not ... curdled me like cheese?†i.e. made him take solid form. “The formation of the embryo is a mystery on which the Hebrew dwells with a deep and reverential awe: compare -16.†These similes are often met with in the Koran and oriental poetry. See Speaker's Commentary in the place cited