כפול

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־פ־ל (k-p-l)
3 terms

Passive participle of the verb כָּפַל (kafál).

Adjective

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

  1. Double, dual: having two parts instead of one.
    סוכן כפול ― sokhén 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.

Derived terms

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