What does אֹרֶךְ · אַף mean in the Bible?
אֹרֶךְ · אַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "length".
Hebrew · H753, H639
בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם
Length · properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
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אֹרֶךְ H753 length
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 בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם (be'orekh appayim) mean in the Bible?
אֹרֶךְ · אַף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "length".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H753, H639?
H753, H639 is connected to 371 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. length
Strong's H753, H639
Lexical occurrences 371 verses Source Gloss
length
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם is built from this root:
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain