What does אָרֵךְ · אַף mean in the Bible?
אָרֵךְ · אַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "long of anger, slow to anger".
Hebrew · H750, H639
אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם
Long · properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
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אָרֵךְ H750 long
Pronunciation ʾārēkĕ
Denotes length in space or time; theologically, God's patience and restraint from judgment, not mere passivity
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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 אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם (erekh appayim) mean in the Bible?
אָרֵךְ · אַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "long of anger, slow to anger".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H750, H639?
H750, H639 is connected to 291 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. long of anger, slow to anger
Strong's H750, H639
Lexical occurrences 291 verses Source Gloss
long of anger, slow to anger
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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