Hebrew

Adjective

כָּפוּל • ‎(kafúl) ‎(feminine כְּפוּלָה, masculine plural כְּפוּלִים, feminine plural כְּפוּלוֹת)

1. Double, dual: having two parts instead of one.

   סוכן כפול — sokhé kafúl — a double agent

   כוכבים כפולים — kokhavím k'fulím — binary stars

   רצח כפול — rétsakh kafúl — a double murder

   אזרחות כפולה — ezrakhút k'fulá — dual citizenship

2. Times, multiplied by: used to indicate the operation of multiplication.

   ‎6 כפול 9‎ — 6 kafúl 9 — 6 times 9

3. Double, twice: twice as big.
4. Double, folded double.
   • Exodus 28:16:

     רָבוּעַ יִהְיֶה כָּפוּל זֶרֶת אָרְכּוֹ וְזֶרֶת רָחְבּוֹ׃

     ravúa yihyé kafúl zéret arkó v'zéret rakhbó.

     Foursquare it shall be [being] doubled; a span [shall be] the length thereof, and a span [shall be] the breadth thereof.^[1]

References

• “כָּפוּל” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), ISBN 965-17-0095-5, page 558.

1. ↑ (1611) Authorized King James translation.