koph
[kawf]
/kɔf/
noun
1.
the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
2.
the uvular stop consonant sound represented by this letter.
Also,
kof
,
qoph
.
Origin
<
Hebrew
qōph
Can be confused
cough
,
cuff
,
koph
.
British Dictionary definitions for
koph
koph
/
kɒf
/
noun
1.
the 19th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (ק) transliterated as
q,
and pronounced as a velar or uvular stop
Word Origin
from Hebrew
qoph;
see
qoph