Aphaph עַפְעַף
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| עַפְעַף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | aphaph |
| Strong's number | H6079 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | eyelid |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (4) |
Aphaph (Hebrew עַפְעַף, Strong's H6079) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “eyelid”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) eyelid
1a) eyelid
1b) of dawn, rays of sun (fig.)
1a) eyelid
1b) of dawn, rays of sun (fig.)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | eyelids (9), dawning (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | breaking (1), my eyes (1), are like the rays (1), my eyelids (1), fix your gaze (1), your eyelids (1), her eyes (1), are their glances (1), our eyelids (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Aphaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 3:9Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
- Job 16:16My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;My face is red with weeping, and deep shadows ring my eyes;
- Job 41:18By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn.
Psalms
- Psalm 11:4The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
- Psalm 132:4I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,I will not give sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,
Proverbs
- Proverbs 4:25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
- Proverbs 6:4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.
- Proverbs 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
- Proverbs 30:13There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.There is a generation—how haughty are their eyes and pretentious are their glances—
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 9:18And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
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).