n. The 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See Table at alphabet. [Hebrew qôp, of Phoenician origin; akin to Hebrew qôp, ape; perhaps akin to Sanskrit kapiḥ, ape, or Egyptian g'f, type of small ape.] |
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