Lexical Summary aph: a nostril, nose, face, anger Original Word: אַףTransliteration: aph Phonetic Spelling: (af) Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: a nostril, nose, face, anger Meaning: the nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire Strong's Concordance angry, before, countenance, face, forbearing, forehead, longsuffering, nose, From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire -- anger(-gry), + before, countenance, face, + forebearing, forehead, + (long-)suffering, nose, nostril, snout, X worthy, wrath. see HEBREW 'anaph Brown-Driver-Briggs H639. aph I. אַף277 noun masculineGenesis 30:2 nostril, nose, face, anger (Assyrian appu, face Floodiii. 27, 29 compare Hpt KAT2Gloss, Arabic , Ethiopic nose; Aramaic , אֲנְמִּין face) — absolute Psalm 78:21 +; construct Genesis 27:45 +; suffix אַמּי Exodus 22:23 +, etc.; du אַמַּיִם Proverbs 14:17 +; אַמָּיו Genesis 2:7 + etc.; — In Hexateuch J E (Joshua 7:1 P? 23:16 D?). 1 nostril, as organ of breathing Genesis 2:7; 7:22; Job 27:3 compare Numbers 11:20; 2 Samuel 22:9 = Psalm 18:9 compare Isaiah 65:5; 2:22; Lamentations 4:20; Ezekiel 38:18 (strike out Co) Amos 4:10; אַמֶּיךָ רוּחַ (of ׳י) i.e. wind Exodus 15:8; compare אַמּוֺ רוּחַ נִשְׁמַת 2 Samuel 22:16 = Psalm 18:16 (see also below 3); nose singular Cant 7:5, 9; Ezekiel 8:17; 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 אַרְצָה אַמַּיִם) Genesis 19:1; 42:6; 48:12; Numbers 22:31; 1 Samuel 20:41; 24:9; 25:41; 28:14; 2 Samuel 14:4, 33; 18:28; 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; אַמּוֺ גֹּבַהּ pride of his countenance Psalm 10:4; לְאַמֵּי before, local sense (compare לִפְנֵי) 1 Samuel 25:23; אַמָּ֑יִם 1:5 read ᵐ5 אֶפֶס We Dr (q. v.) 3 mostly anger, human Genesis 27:45; 49:6-7, + (45 t.); oftener divine Exodus 32:12; Deuteronomy 9:19; 2 Kings 24:20 + (177 t.); often subject חָרָה (וַיִּ֫חַר etc.) his anger was kindled Genesis 30:2; 39:19; Exodus 4:14; 22:23; 32:10-11, +; in various combinations, especially אַף חֲרוֺן fierceness of anger 32:12; Numbers 25:4; 32:14 +; compare חֳרִיאָֿף 1 Samuel 20:34; בַּעַלאַֿף Proverbs 22:24 one given to anger, etc.; אַמַּיִם אֶרֶךְ slow to anger Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:17 7t. of God; Proverbs 14:29; 15:18; 16:32; 25:15 of man. I. אַף see below אנף. |
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