Hebrew · H376, H639 · unreviewed

אִישׁ אַף

A man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) · properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

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אִישׁ H376 a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Pronunciation ish
Individual male person functioning as a foundational unit of social identity, kinship, and covenantal responsibility in Hebrew thought
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אַף H639 properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Pronunciation aph
Anger metaphorically rooted in nostril-flaring, the physical sign of divine or human wrath in OT covenant contexts.
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What does אִישׁ אַף (ish aph) mean in the Bible?

אִישׁ · אַף is a Hebrew word meaning "person of anger, angry man, man of wrath".

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Meaning

person of anger, angry man, man of wrath
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