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HebrewH0639Noun (Masculine)

אַף

aph

240Occurrences
H0639Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

from H599 (אָנַף);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
anger 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

אַף appears 240 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
24
Isaiah
22
Psalms
22
Job
19
Ezk
15
Numbers
15
Proverbs
15
Genesis
13

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 13:10BSB

And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and He struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.

Exodus 15:8BSB

At the blast of Your nostrilsthe waters piled up;like a wall the currents stood firm;the depths congealed in the heart of the sea.

Isaiah 13:9BSB

Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolationand to destroy the sinners within it.

Job 14:13BSB

If only You would hide me in Sheoland conceal me until Your anger has passed!If only You would appoint a time for meand then remember me!

Numbers 22:31BSB

Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the road with a drawn sword in his hand. And Balaam bowed low and fell facedown.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.