HebrewH6079Noun (Masculine)
עַפְעַף
aph.aph
“eyelid”
8Occurrences
H6079Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
from H5774 (עוּף);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- eyelid 1a) eyelid 1b) of dawn, rays of sun (fig.)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
עַפְעַף appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Proverbs
4
Job
2
Psalms
2
Key Passages
Job 16:16BSB
My face is red with weeping,and deep shadows ring my eyes;
Job 3:9BSB
May its morning stars grow dark;may it wait in vain for daylight;may it not see the breaking of dawn.
Proverbs 30:13BSB
There is a generation—how haughty are their eyesand pretentious are their glances—
Proverbs 4:25BSB
Let your eyes look forward;fix your gaze straight ahead.
Proverbs 6:4BSB
Allow no sleep to your eyesor slumber to your eyelids.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.