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H639 · אַף

ʼaph

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Strong’s definition

properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

KJV gloss list in the source

anger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.

Source pronunciation notation: af

Derivation recorded by Strong

from H599 (אָנַף);

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