Hebrew · H639, G4493 · unreviewed

אַף

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

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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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ῥιπή G4493 twinkling
Pronunciation rhipḗ
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What does אַף (aph) mean in the Bible?

אַף · ῥιπή is a Hebrew word meaning "nose or snout".

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Meaning

nose or snout
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