koph

or kof, qoph

[ kawf ]
noun

  1. the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

  2. the uvular stop consonant sound represented by this letter.

Origin of koph

1
From the Hebrew word qōph

Words that may be confused with koph

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British Dictionary definitions for koph

koph

qoph

/ (kɒf) /

noun

  1. the 19th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ק) transliterated as q, and pronounced as a velar or uvular stop

Origin of koph

1
from Hebrew qoph; see qoph

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