the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Strong's #639 - אַף
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- nostril, nose, face
- anger
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1017) pa (אפ AP) AC: ? CO: Nose AB: Anger: The pictograph a represents strength. The p is a picture of the mouth and represents any type of hole. The nostrils (holes) are for breathing.
A) pa (אפ AP) AC: ? CO: Nose AB: ?: The nostrils of man flares when he breathes heavy in passion or anger.
Nm) pa (אפ AP) - I. Nose:The nose and nostrils when written in the plural form. II. Anger:The flaring of the nostrils in anger. III. Moreover:Greater in addition to something else in the sense of passion. [Aramaic only] KJV (297): anger, wrath, face, nostrils, nose, angry, before, also, even, yet, moreover, yea, with, low, therefore, much - Strongs: H637 (אַף), H638 (אַף), H639 (אַף)
H) epa (אפה APH) AC: Bake CO: Oven AB: ?: A heat for baking. The heat of anger.
V) epa (אפה APH) - Bake: The baking of something in an oven. KJV (25): (vf: Paal, Niphal) bake, baker - Strongs: H644 (אָפָה)
am) epam (מאפה MAPH) - Baked: What is baked. KJV (1): baken - Strongs: H3989 (מַאֲפֶה)
J) pfa (אופ AWP) AC: Bake CO: Hot AB: ?: The heat of passion. The heating of foods.
ism) nipfat (תאופינ TAWPYN) - Baked: Something baked. [df: Nypt]KJV (1): baken - Strongs: H8601 (תֻּפִינִים)
M) pia (איפ AYP) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?: [Unknown meaning;]
Nf1) epia (איפה AYPH) - Ephah: A standard of measure. KJV (40): ephah, measure - Strongs: H374 (אֶפָה)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
1 nostril, as organ of breathing Genesis 2:7; Genesis 7:22; Job 27:3 compare Numbers 11:20; 2 Samuel 22:9 = Psalm 18:9 compare Isaiah 65:5; Isaiah 2:22; Lamentations 4:20; Ezekiel 38:18 (strike out Co) Amos 4:10; רוּחַ אַמֶּיךָ (of ׳י) i.e. wind Exodus 15:8; compare נִשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַמּוֺ 2 Samuel 22:16 = Psalm 18:16 (see also below 3); nose singular Song of Solomon 7:5,9; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 23:25; Proverbs 30:33 (where play upon different meaning of אַף & אַמַּיִם): ( a) as organ of smelling Deuteronomy 33:10; Psalm 115:6; ( b) as place of ring for ornament Genesis 24:47; Isaiah 3:21; Ezekiel 16:12; ( c) as place of ring or hook for captive 2 Kings 19:28 = Isaiah 37:29; for beasts, e.g. swine Proverbs 11:22; hippopotamus Job 40:24; crocodile Job 40:26.
2 Du face (especially in phrase אַמַּיִם אַרְצָה) Genesis 19:1; Genesis 42:6; Genesis 48:12; Numbers 22:31; 1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 24:9; 1 Samuel 25:41; 1 Samuel 28:14; 2 Samuel 14:4,33; 2 Samuel 18:28; 2 Samuel 24:20; 1 Kings 1:23,31; Isaiah 49:23; 1 Chronicles 21:21; 2 Chronicles 7:3; 20:18; Nehemiah 8:6 also Genesis 3:19; גֹּבַהּ אַמּוֺ pride of his countenance Psalm 10:4; לְאַמֵּי before, local sense (compare לִפְנֵי) 1 Samuel 25:23; אַמָּ֑יִם 1 Samuel 1:5 read אֶפֶסᵐ5 We Dr (q. v.)
3 mostly anger, human Genesis 27:45; Genesis 49:6,7 + (45t.); oftener divine Exodus 32:12; Deuteronomy 9:19; 2 Kings 24:20 + (177t.); often subject חָרָה (וַיִּ֫חַר etc.) his anger was kindled Genesis 30:2; Genesis 39:19; Exodus 4:14; Exodus 22:23; Exodus 32:10,11 +; in various combinations, especially חֲרוֺן אַף fierceness of anger Exodus 32:12; Numbers 25:4; Numbers 32:14 +; compare חֳרִיאָֿף 1 Samuel 20:34; בַּעַלאַֿף Proverbs 22:24 one given to anger, etc.; אֶרֶךְ אַמַּיִם slow to anger Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:17 7t. of God; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 25:15 of man.
I. אַף see below אנף.
אַף Ch. also, Daniel 6:23.