פָּנִים זֹעֲפִים
Properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire · to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from , which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from , which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while , and still more emphatically its intensive , signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and a watching from a distance)
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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
ὀπτάνομαι G3700 to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from , which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from , which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while , and still more emphatically its intensive , signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and a watching from a distance)
What does פָּנִים זֹעֲפִים (panim zoafim) mean in the Bible?
אַף · ὀπτάνομαι is a Hebrew word meaning "a face expressing anger or displeasure".
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Word Pictures (Robertson)
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