International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Paw

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Paw


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pô (כּף, kaph, literally, “palm,” יד, yādh, literally, “hand”): The former (kaph) is applied to the soft paws of animals in contradistinction to the hoofs (); the latter is thrice used in : “Yahweh that delivered me out of the paw (yādh) of the lion, and out of the paw (yādh) of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand (yādh) of this Philistine.” The verb “to paw” (חפר, ḥāphar) is found in the description of the horse: “He paweth (margin “they paw”) in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth out to meet the armed men (margin, “the weapons”)” (). The word is usually translated “to delve into,” “to pry into,” “to explore.”