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kāfan כָּפַן ‘to hunger’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

kāfan v
1) (Qal) to hunger, be hungry, hungrily desire
2) (CLBL) to twist, bend

Mentioned in Ezekiel 17:7

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