אַף
Strong's H639
ʼaph
/af/
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H639
- Hebrew
- אַף
- Transliteration
- ʼaph
- Pronunciation
- /af/
- KJV Translations
- 12 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Derivation
from H599 (אָנַף);H599 (ʼânaph)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
anger(-gry)[phrase] beforecountenanceface[phrase] forebearingforehead[phrase] (long-) sufferingnosenostrilsnoutworthywrath
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of ʼaph:
אָנַף
ʼânaphH599“be angry (displeased)”
אֱלִיפְלֵהוּʼĔlîyphᵉlêhûwH466“Elipheleh”
אֲנַףʼănaphH600“face”
אַףʼaphH638“also”
אַפַּיִםʼAppayimH649“Appaim”
חֲרוּמַףchărûwmaphH2739“Harumaph”
פַּלֻּאִיPalluʼîyH6384“Palluites”
פְּלֻגָּהpᵉluggâhH6392“division”
פַּלּוּאPallûwʼH6396“Pallu”
פְּלוֹנִיPᵉlôwnîyH6397“Pelonite”
פְּלַחpᵉlachH6399“minister”
פֶּלַחpelachH6400“piece”
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