- Original: כּפף - Transliteration: Kaphaph - Phonetic: kaw-faf' - Definition: 1. to bend, bend down, bow down, be bent, be bowed a. (Qal) to bend down, bow down b. (Niphal) to bow oneself down - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1022 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to curve: - bow down (self). Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • down, 4 Psalm 57:6; Psalm 145:14; Psalm 146:8; Isaiah 58:5 • myself, 1 Micah 6:6