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Hebrew · H637

אַף

Meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though

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אַף H637

What does אַף mean in the Bible?

אַף is a Hebrew word meaning "meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though".

Full entry for אַף (H637) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does אַף mean in the Bible?

אַף is a Hebrew word meaning "meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though".

How does the BSB render H637?

The BSB source-word alignment has 134 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (18), and (12), indeed (9), how much more (7), yes (7).

Where does אַף appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (30), Psalms (23), Job (20), Leviticus (9).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
. . . 18× Genesis 3:1, Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:42, 2 Samuel 20:14
and 12× Leviticus 26:39, Leviticus 26:41, Leviticus 26:42, Deuteronomy 15:17
indeed 9× Judges 5:29, Job 34:12, Job 36:16, Psalms 65:13
how much more 7× Deuteronomy 31:27, 1 Samuel 23:3, 2 Samuel 4:11, Job 4:19
yes 7× Job 32:17, Proverbs 22:19, Isaiah 26:8, Isaiah 41:23
- 5× 2 Samuel 16:11, Job 37:11, Psalms 77:17, Psalms 135:17
How much less 5× 2 Chronicles 32:15, Job 15:16, Job 25:6, Job 35:14
too 5× Genesis 40:16, 1 Chronicles 8:32, 1 Chronicles 9:38, Job 32:10
Even 4× Nehemiah 9:18, Psalms 16:7, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 77:16
Surely 4× Deuteronomy 33:3, Psalms 16:6, Psalms 89:21, Isaiah 48:13
how much worse 3× Proverbs 17:7, Proverbs 19:10, Ezekiel 14:21
No sooner 3× Isaiah 40:24
also 2× Job 37:1, Psalms 16:9
and also 2× Psalms 74:16, Psalms 89:11
But 2× Job 15:4, Psalms 44:9
Furthermore 2× Job 36:29, Ezekiel 23:40
much less 2× 1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 6:18
vvv 2× Leviticus 26:40, Isaiah 41:10
Will You really 2× Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24
along with 1× Nehemiah 13:15
and I 1× Isaiah 44:19
and I will surely 1× Isaiah 46:11
and truly 1× Isaiah 46:11
as well 1× Psalms 89:5
Can I really 1× Genesis 18:13
Could 1× Job 34:17
even I 1× Leviticus 26:28
Even if 1× Job 19:4
from 1× Isaiah 46:7
He also 1× Isaiah 44:15
How 1× Job 9:14
How much 1× 1 Samuel 21:5
How much better it would have been 1× 1 Samuel 14:30
how much more so 1× Proverbs 21:27
How much more, then 1× 2 Kings 5:13
Moreover 1× Numbers 16:14
No 1× Psalms 58:2
Oh, how 1× Song Of Solomon 1:16
or 1× Deuteronomy 33:20
she has also 1× Proverbs 9:2
That too 1× Deuteronomy 2:20
then 1× Leviticus 26:16
therefore 1× 2 Chronicles 12:5
They 1× Psalms 119:3
they were also 1× Deuteronomy 2:11
true 1× Amos 2:11
Truly 1× Isaiah 46:11
until 1× Habakkuk 2:15
What is more 1× Esther 5:12
where even 1× Deuteronomy 33:28
will indeed 1× Psalms 89:27
will surely 1× Psalms 68:16
with 1× Psalms 108:1
Would you really 1× Job 40:8
Yet 1× Leviticus 26:44
You have 1× Psalms 89:43
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:1 אַ֚ף to . . . Conjunction Genesis 18:13 הַאַ֥ף to Can I really Conjunction Genesis 18:23 הַאַ֣ף to Will You really Conjunction Genesis 18:24 הַאַ֤ף to Will You really Conjunction Genesis 40:16 אַף־ to too Conjunction Leviticus 26:16 אַף־ to then Conjunction Leviticus 26:24 אַף־ to . . . Conjunction Leviticus 26:28 אַף־ to even I Conjunction Leviticus 26:39 וְאַ֛ף to and Conjunction Leviticus 26:40 וְאַ֕ף to vvv Conjunction
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 3:1
Aligned rows 134
Books represented 22
Genesis 5 Leviticus 9 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 7 Judges 1 1 Samuel 4 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 3 2 Chronicles 3 Nehemiah 3 Esther 1 Job 20 Psalms 23 Proverbs 9 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 30 Ezekiel 3 Amos 1 Habakkuk 2
Source forms
אַף־ 62x ’ap̄- Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:28
אַ֣ף 12x ’ap̄ Esther 5:12, Job 35:14, Job 36:29, Job 36:33
אַ֝֗ף 8x ’ap̄ Psalms 77:16, Psalms 135:17, Proverbs 9:2, Proverbs 11:31
וְאַף־ 7x wə·’ap̄- Leviticus 26:44, 1 Chronicles 8:32, 1 Chronicles 9:38, 2 Chronicles 12:5
אַ֚ף 6x ’ap̄ Genesis 3:1, Deuteronomy 33:3, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 35:2
אַ֭ף 4x ’ap̄ Job 9:14, Job 15:16, Job 25:6, Psalms 119:3
אַ֥ף 3x ’ap̄ Ecclesiastes 2:9, Isaiah 41:26, Isaiah 45:21
אַ֗ף 2x ’ap̄ 1 Samuel 14:30, Nehemiah 9:18
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 133x Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24
Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 36:33
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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