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Genesis 23:9

וְ יִתֶּן לִי אֶת מְעָרַת הַ מַּכְפֵּלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹו אֲשֶׁר בִּ קְצֵה שָׂדֵהוּ בְּ כֶסֶף מָלֵא יִתְּנֶנָּה לִי בְּ תֹוכְכֶם לַ אֲחֻזַּת קָבֶר
And may he give to-myself אֶת-a cave of Doublefold,787 which is to-himself, which is in the extremity of his field; in a full silver-one he is giving her to-myself, in the middle of yourselves, to a possession of a burial-place.`
787

Strong’s #4375, Makpelah. From kaphal (#3717) to double, double over, fold together.

And you have joined אֶת-five of the Curtains to a separation and אֶת-six of the Curtains to a separation, and you have doublefolded [kaphal] the Curtain of the Sixth-one toward opposite the faces of the Tent.” Exodus 26:9 literal