Hebrew word study
אַף H0639
- Transliteration
- ʼaph
- Pronunciation
- af
- KJV glosses
- anger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.
Lexical summary
properly, the nose or nostril
hence, the face, and occasionally a person
also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, the nose or nostril
hence, the face, and occasionally a person
also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information