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qoph

qoph

9.9
The nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, like the letter Q in English
  • noun
: qof
  • The student practiced writing the letter qoph in Hebrew calligraphy class.

Examples

  • In Hebrew, qoph follows the letter 'tsadi'.

  • The letter qoph is unique in its shape.

  • In the Torah scroll, each qoph is written with a distinctive flourish.

  • The Hebrew word for 'monkey' begins with the letter qoph.

  • In the Torah scroll, each qoph is written with a distinctive flourish.

  • The Hebrew word for 'monkey' begins with the letter qoph.

  • The student practiced writing the letter qoph in Hebrew calligraphy class.

Synonyms

koph
vsqoph
1 9.9

Nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet that stands for the number 100

is the same letter but highlights its Roman Q correspondence not numeral use

Surface Forms

qoph singular
qophs plural

Etymology

The word qoph is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and its name probably comes from an ancient word meaning 'monkey' or 'back of the head'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a simple picture word becoming a letter name, so today qoph simply names the Hebrew letter like the English 'Q'.