639. aph

Strong's Lexicon

aph: Anger, nostril, face

Original Word: אַף
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: aph
Pronunciation: ahf
Phonetic Spelling: (af)
Definition: Anger, nostril, face
Meaning: the nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

Word Origin: Derived from a root word meaning "to breathe hard" or "to be angry."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3709 (ὀργή, orgē): Often translated as "wrath" or "anger," used in the New Testament to describe both human and divine anger.

- G2372 (θυμός, thymos): Refers to a more passionate or intense form of anger, sometimes translated as "fury" or "rage."

Usage: The Hebrew word "aph" primarily denotes "anger" or "wrath," often used to describe the intense emotional response of God or humans. It can also refer to the "nostril" or "face," emphasizing the physical manifestation of anger, such as flaring nostrils. In the context of divine anger, it underscores God's righteous indignation against sin and injustice.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, emotions were often expressed through physical descriptions. The nose or nostrils were associated with anger because of the visible and audible signs of heavy breathing when one is enraged. This anthropomorphic language helped convey the intensity of God's emotions in a way that was relatable to human experience. Understanding "aph" in its cultural context highlights the seriousness with which the Israelites viewed sin and the importance of maintaining a right relationship with God.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from anaph
Definition
a nostril, nose, face, anger
NASB Translation
anger (205), angry (2), angry* (5), before (2), breath (1), countenance (1), double (1), face (15), faces (4), forbearance* (1), ground (1), nose (10), noses (1), nostril (1), nostrils (13), quick-tempered* (1), snout (1), wrath (8), wrath with his anger (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. אַף₂₇₇ noun masculine^{Genesis 30:2} nostril, nose, face, anger (Assyrian appu, face Flood^{iii. 27, 29} compare Hpt KAT^2Gloss, Arabic , Ethiopic nose; Aramaic , אֲנְמִּין face) — absolute Psalm 78:21 +; construct Genesis 27:45 +; suffix אַמּי Exodus 22:23 +, etc.; du אַמַּיִם Proverbs 14:17 +; אַמָּיו Genesis 2:7 + etc.; — In Hexateuch J E (Joshua 7:1 P? Joshua 23:16 D?).

1 nostril, as organ of breathing Genesis 2:7; Genesis 7:22; Job 27:3 compare Numbers 11:20; 2 Samuel 22:9 = Psalm 18:9 compare Isaiah 65:5; Isaiah 2:22; Lamentations 4:20; Ezekiel 38:18 (strike out Co) Amos 4:10; רוּחַ אַמֶּיךָ (of ׳י) i.e. wind Exodus 15:8; compare נִשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַמּוֺ 2 Samuel 22:16 = Psalm 18:16 (see also below 3); nose singular Cant 7:5,9; Ezekiel 8:17; Ezekiel 23:25; Proverbs 30:33 (where play upon different meaning of אַף & אַמַּיִם): (a) as organ of smelling Deuteronomy 33:10; Psalm 115:6; (b) as place of ring for ornament Genesis 24:47; Isaiah 3:21; Ezekiel 16:12; (c) as place of ring or hook for captive 2 Kings 19:28 = Isaiah 37:29; for beasts, e.g. swine Proverbs 11:22; hippopotamus Job 40:24; crocodile Job 40:26.

2 Du face (especially in phrase אַמַּיִם אַרְצָה) Genesis 19:1; Genesis 42:6; Genesis 48:12; Numbers 22:31; 1 Samuel 20:41; 1 Samuel 24:9; 1 Samuel 25:41; 1 Samuel 28:14; 2 Samuel 14:4,33; 2 Samuel 18:28; 2 Samuel 24:20; 1 Kings 1:23,31; Isaiah 49:23; 1 Chronicles 21:21; 2Chronicles 7:3; 20:18; Nehemiah 8:6 also Genesis 3:19; גֹּבַהּ אַמּוֺ pride of his countenance Psalm 10:4; לְאַמֵּי before, local sense (compare לִפְנֵי) 1 Samuel 25:23; אַמָּ֑יִם 1 Samuel 1:5 read אֶפֶס ᵐ5 We Dr (q. v.)

3 mostly anger, human Genesis 27:45; Genesis 49:6,7 + (45 t.); oftener divine Exodus 32:12; Deuteronomy 9:19; 2 Kings 24:20 + (177 t.); often subject חָרָה (וַיִּ֫חַר etc.) his anger was kindled Genesis 30:2; Genesis 39:19; Exodus 4:14; Exodus 22:23; Exodus 32:10,11 +; in various combinations, especially חֲרוֺן אַף fierceness of anger Exodus 32:12; Numbers 25:4; Numbers 32:14 +; compare חֳרִיאָֿף 1 Samuel 20:34; בַּעַלאַֿף Proverbs 22:24 one given to anger, etc.; אֶרֶךְ אַמַּיִם slow to anger Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Nehemiah 9:17 7t. of God; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 25:15 of man.

I. אַף see below אנף.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

angry, before, countenance, face, forbearing, forehead, longsuffering, nose,

From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire -- anger(-gry), + before, countenance, face, + forebearing, forehead, + (long-)suffering, nose, nostril, snout, X worthy, wrath.

see HEBREW 'anaph

Forms and Transliterations

אַ֔ף אַ֖ף אַ֗ף אַ֛ף אַ֝֗ף אַ֝פְּךָ֗ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם אַ֣ף אַ֤ף אַ֥ף אַ֧ף אַ֨ף אַ֨ף ׀ אַ֫פּ֥וֹ אַ֭ף אַ֭פַּיִם אַ֭פּוֹ אַף֩ אַף־ אַפְּךָ֖ אַפְּךָ֙ אַפִּ֑י אַפִּ֔י אַפִּ֖י אַפִּ֗י אַפִּ֛י אַפִּ֜י אַפִּ֣י אַפִּ֤י אַפִּ֥י אַפִּי֙ אַפֵּ֔ךְ אַפֵּ֖ךְ אַפֵּ֙ינוּ֙ אַפֵּ֤ךְ אַפֵּךְ֙ אַפֶּ֑ךָ אַפֶּ֔ךָ אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ אַפֶּ֛יהָ אַפֶּֽךָ׃ אַפַּ֖יִם אַפַּ֗יִם אַפַּ֙יִם֙ אַפַּ֛יִם אַפַּ֣יִם אַפַּ֥יִם אַפַּ֨יִם אַפָּ֑יִם אַפָּ֔הּ אַפָּ֖יו אַפָּ֛יו אַפָּ֣ם אַפָּ֤ם אַפָּֽם׃ אַפָּם֙ אַפּ֑וֹ אַפּ֔וֹ אַפּ֖וֹ אַפּ֗וֹ אַפּ֣וֹ אַפּ֤וֹ אַפּֽוֹ׃ אַפּוֹ֙ אָ֑ף אָ֖ף אָֽף׃ אף אף־ אף׃ אפה אפו אפו׃ אפי אפיה אפיו אפיך אפים אפינו אפך אפך׃ אפם אפם׃ בְּ֝אַ֗ף בְּאַ֖ף בְּאַ֗ף בְּאַ֣ף בְּאַ֤ף בְּאַ֥ף בְּאַ֧ף בְּאַ֫פּ֥וֹ בְּאַף֙ בְּאַפְּךָ֖ בְּאַפְּךָ֥ בְּאַפִּ֔י בְּאַפִּ֖י בְּאַפִּ֣י בְּאַפִּ֥י בְּאַפִּֽי׃ בְּאַפֶּ֔ךָ בְּאַפֶּ֗ךָ בְּאַפָּ֖יו בְּאַפָּ֗יו בְּאַפּ֑וֹ בְּאַפּ֔וֹ בְּאַפּ֖וֹ בְּאַפּ֗וֹ בְּאַפּ֣וֹ בְּאַפּ֤וֹ ׀ בְּאַפּֽוֹ׃ בְּאַפּוֹ֮ בְאַפִּ֑י בְאַפִּ֔י בְאַפִּ֖י בְאַפֶּ֑ךָ בְאַפַּ֖יִם בְאַפָּם֙ בְאַפּ֑וֹ בָאַף֙ באף באפו באפו׃ באפי באפי׃ באפיו באפים באפך באפם הָאַ֥ף הָאַף֙ הָאָֽף׃ האף האף׃ וְאַ֤ף וְאַפִּ֔י וְאַפִּ֖י וְאַפּ֔וֹ וּֽבְאַפְּכֶ֔ם וּבְאַ֥ף ואף ואפו ואפי ובאף ובאפכם כְּאַפְּךָ֙ כְּאַפִּ֖י כאפי כאפך לְאַ֫פּ֥וֹ לְאַפִּ֔י לְאַפֵּ֤י לְאַפָּ֖יו לְאַפָּ֥יו לְאַפָּֽיו׃ לאפו לאפי לאפיו לאפיו׃ מֵ֭אַף מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם מאף מאפכם ’ap̄ ’āp̄ ’ap̄- ’ap·pa·yim ’ap·pā·yim ’ap·pāh ’ap·pām ’ap·pāw ’ap·pe·hā ’ap·pe·ḵā ’ap·pə·ḵā ’ap·pê·nū ’ap·pêḵ ’ap·pî ’ap·pōw ’appāh ’appām ’appāw ’appayim ’appāyim ’appehā ’appêḵ ’appeḵā ’appəḵā ’appênū ’appî ’appōw af apPah apPam apPav apPayim appeCh appeCha apPeicha apPeiha apPeinu apPi apPo ḇā’ap̄ ḇā·’ap̄ bə’ap̄ ḇə’appām bə’appāw ḇə’appayim bə’appeḵā bə’appəḵā ḇə’appeḵā bə’appî ḇə’appî bə’appōw ḇə’appōw bə·’ap̄ ḇə·’ap·pa·yim ḇə·’ap·pām bə·’ap·pāw bə·’ap·pe·ḵā bə·’ap·pə·ḵā ḇə·’ap·pe·ḵā bə·’ap·pî ḇə·’ap·pî bə·’ap·pōw ḇə·’ap·pōw beAf beapPav beapPecha beapPi beapPo hā’ap̄ hā’āp̄ hā·’ap̄ hā·’āp̄ haAf kə’appəḵā kə’appî kə·’ap·pə·ḵā kə·’ap·pî keappeCha keapPi lə’appāw lə’appê lə’appî lə’appōw lə·’ap·pāw lə·’ap·pê lə·’ap·pî lə·’ap·pōw leapPav leapPei leapPi leApPo mê’ap̄ mê’appəḵem mê·’ap̄ mê·’ap·pə·ḵem Meaf meappeChem ū·ḇə·’ap̄ ū·ḇə·’ap·pə·ḵem ūḇə’ap̄ ūḇə’appəḵem uveAf uveappeChem vaAf veAf veapPam veapPayim veapPecha veapPi veapPo wə’ap̄ wə’appî wə’appōw wə·’ap̄ wə·’ap·pî wə·’ap·pōw

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 2:7
HEB: הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים
NAS: and breathed into his nostrils the breath
KJV: and breathed into his nostrils the breath
INT: the ground and breathed his nostrils the breath A living

Genesis 3:19
HEB: בְּזֵעַ֤ת אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ תֹּ֣אכַל לֶ֔חֶם
NAS: By the sweat of your face You will eat
KJV: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
INT: the sweat of your face will eat bread

Genesis 7:22
HEB: ר֨וּחַ חַיִּ֜ים בְּאַפָּ֗יו מִכֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: in whose nostrils was the breath
KJV: All in whose nostrils [was] the breath
INT: of the spirit of life nostrils all whose

Genesis 19:1
HEB: לִקְרָאתָ֔ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃
NAS: them and bowed down [with his] face to the ground.
KJV: them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
INT: to meet and bowed face to the ground

Genesis 24:47
HEB: הַנֶּ֙זֶם֙ עַל־ אַפָּ֔הּ וְהַצְּמִידִ֖ים עַל־
NAS: the ring on her nose, and the bracelets
KJV: the earring upon her face, and the bracelets
INT: the ring on her nose and the bracelets on

Genesis 27:45
HEB: עַד־ שׁ֨וּב אַף־ אָחִ֜יךָ מִמְּךָ֗
NAS: your brother's anger against
KJV: Until thy brother's anger turn away
INT: until subsides anger your brother's against

Genesis 30:2
HEB: וַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֥ף יַעֲקֹ֖ב בְּרָחֵ֑ל
NAS: Then Jacob's anger burned
KJV: And Jacob's anger was kindled
INT: burned anger Jacob's Rachel

Genesis 39:19
HEB: עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וַיִּ֖חַר אַפּֽוֹ׃
NAS: did to me, his anger burned.
KJV: thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
INT: your slave burned his anger

Genesis 42:6
HEB: וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ ל֥וֹ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃
NAS: and bowed down to him with [their] faces to the ground.
KJV: and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.
INT: and Joseph's and bowed with faces to the ground

Genesis 44:18
HEB: וְאַל־ יִ֥חַר אַפְּךָ֖ בְּעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֥י
NAS: ears, and do not be angry with your servant;
KJV: ears, and let not thine anger burn
INT: nay burn anger your servant for

Genesis 48:12
HEB: בִּרְכָּ֑יו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃
NAS: and bowed with his face to the ground.
KJV: and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.
INT: his knees and bowed his face to the ground

Genesis 49:6
HEB: כְּבֹדִ֑י כִּ֤י בְאַפָּם֙ הָ֣רְגוּ אִ֔ישׁ
NAS: Because in their anger they slew
KJV: be not thou united: for in their anger they slew
INT: my glory Because their anger slew men

Genesis 49:7
HEB: אָר֤וּר אַפָּם֙ כִּ֣י עָ֔ז
NAS: Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce;
KJV: Cursed [be] their anger, for [it was] fierce;
INT: Cursed be their anger for is fierce

Exodus 4:14
HEB: וַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֨ף יְהוָ֜ה בְּמֹשֶׁ֗ה
NAS: Then the anger of the LORD burned
KJV: And the anger of the LORD was kindled
INT: burned the anger of the LORD Moses

Exodus 11:8
HEB: פַּרְעֹ֖ה בָּחֳרִי־ אָֽף׃ ס
NAS: out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
KJV: from Pharaoh in a great anger.
INT: Pharaoh hot anger

Exodus 15:8
HEB: וּבְר֤וּחַ אַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ נֶ֣עֶרְמוּ מַ֔יִם
NAS: At the blast of Your nostrils the waters
KJV: And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters
INT: the blast of your nostrils were piled the waters

Exodus 22:24
HEB: וְחָרָ֣ה אַפִּ֔י וְהָרַגְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם
NAS: and My anger will be kindled,
KJV: And my wrath shall wax hot,
INT: will be kindled and my anger will kill the sword

Exodus 32:10
HEB: לִּ֔י וְיִֽחַר־ אַפִּ֥י בָהֶ֖ם וַאֲכַלֵּ֑ם
NAS: then let Me alone, that My anger may burn
KJV: Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot
INT: alone may burn my anger may destroy will make

Exodus 32:11
HEB: יְהוָה֙ יֶחֱרֶ֤ה אַפְּךָ֙ בְּעַמֶּ֔ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר
NAS: why does Your anger burn
KJV: LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot
INT: LORD burn your anger your people whom

Exodus 32:12
HEB: שׁ֚וּב מֵחֲר֣וֹן אַפֶּ֔ךָ וְהִנָּחֵ֥ם עַל־
NAS: from Your burning anger and change Your mind
KJV: from thy fierce wrath, and repent
INT: break your burning anger and change about

Exodus 32:19
HEB: וּמְחֹלֹ֑ת וַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֣ף מֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ
NAS: and Moses' anger burned,
KJV: and Moses' anger waxed hot,
INT: and dancing burned anger and Moses' threw

Exodus 32:22
HEB: אַל־ יִ֥חַר אַ֖ף אֲדֹנִ֑י אַתָּה֙
NAS: said, Do not let the anger of my lord
KJV: said, Let not the anger of my lord
INT: nay burn the anger of my lord yourself

Exodus 34:6
HEB: וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפַּ֖יִם וְרַב־ חֶ֥סֶד
NAS: slow to anger, and abounding
INT: and gracious slow to anger and abounding lovingkindness

Numbers 11:1
HEB: יְהוָה֙ וַיִּ֣חַר אַפּ֔וֹ וַתִּבְעַר־ בָּם֙
NAS: heard [it], His anger was kindled,
KJV: heard [it]; and his anger was kindled;
INT: the LORD was kindled his anger burned and the fire

Numbers 11:10
HEB: אָהֳל֑וֹ וַיִּֽחַר־ אַ֤ף יְהוָה֙ מְאֹ֔ד
NAS: of his tent; and the anger of the LORD
KJV: of his tent: and the anger of the LORD
INT: of his tent was kindled and the anger God greatly

276 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 639
276 Occurrences

’ap̄- — 72 Occ.
’ap·pāh — 1 Occ.
’ap·pām — 4 Occ.
’ap·pāw — 3 Occ.
’ap·pa·yim — 27 Occ.
’ap·pêḵ — 4 Occ.
’ap·pə·ḵā — 19 Occ.
’ap·pe·ḵā — 2 Occ.
’ap·pe·hā — 1 Occ.
’ap·pê·nū — 1 Occ.
’ap·pî — 20 Occ.
’ap·pōw — 50 Occ.
bə·’ap̄ — 9 Occ.
bə·’ap·pāw — 2 Occ.
bə·’ap·pe·ḵā — 6 Occ.
bə·’ap·pî — 11 Occ.
bə·’ap·pōw — 11 Occ.
hā·’ap̄ — 4 Occ.
kə·’ap·pə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
kə·’ap·pî — 1 Occ.
lə·’ap·pāw — 4 Occ.
lə·’ap·pê — 1 Occ.
lə·’ap·pî — 1 Occ.
lə·’ap·pōw — 1 Occ.
mê·’ap̄ — 1 Occ.
mê·’ap·pə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·’ap̄ — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇə·’ap·pə·ḵem — 1 Occ.
ḇā·’ap̄ — 2 Occ.
wə·’ap̄ — 2 Occ.
ḇə·’ap·pām — 1 Occ.
ḇə·’ap·pa·yim — 1 Occ.
ḇə·’ap·pe·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ḇə·’ap·pî — 6 Occ.
wə·’ap·pōw — 2 Occ.