Gaph גַּף
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| גַּף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gaph |
| Strong's number | H1611 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | wing |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
Gaph (Aramaic גַּף, Strong's H1611) is an Aramaic feminine noun meaning “wing”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
wing (of bird)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | wings (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wings (2), its wings (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 7:4The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and given the mind of a man.
- Daniel 7:6After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).