{"def":{"short":"to draw together, i.e., close; by implication, to leap (by contracting the limbs); specifically, to die (from gathering up the feet)","long":["to draw together, close, shut, shut up, stop up",["(Qal) to shut","(Niphal)",["to draw oneself together (of death)","to be shut up to death"],"(Piel) springing, skipping (participle)"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root","pronun":{"ipa":"k’ɔːˈpɑt͡sˤ","ipa_mod":"kɑːˈfɑt͡s","sbl":"qāpaṣ","dic":"kaw-PAHTS","dic_mod":"ka-FAHTS"}}