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Hebrew · H637

אַף

Meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though

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אַףH637

What does אַף mean in the Bible?

אַף is a Hebrew word meaning "meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though".

Full entry for אַף (H637) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does אַף mean in the Bible?

אַף is a Hebrew word meaning "meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea ; adversatively though".

How does the BSB render H637?

The BSB source-word alignment has 134 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (18), and (12), indeed (9), how much more (7), yes (7).

Where does אַף appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (30), Psalms (23), Job (20), Leviticus (9).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
. . .18×Genesis 3:1, Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:42, 2 Samuel 20:14
and12×Leviticus 26:39, Leviticus 26:41, Leviticus 26:42, Deuteronomy 15:17
indeed9×Judges 5:29, Job 34:12, Job 36:16, Psalms 65:13
how much more7×Deuteronomy 31:27, 1 Samuel 23:3, 2 Samuel 4:11, Job 4:19
yes7×Job 32:17, Proverbs 22:19, Isaiah 26:8, Isaiah 41:23
-5×2 Samuel 16:11, Job 37:11, Psalms 77:17, Psalms 135:17
How much less5×2 Chronicles 32:15, Job 15:16, Job 25:6, Job 35:14
too5×Genesis 40:16, 1 Chronicles 8:32, 1 Chronicles 9:38, Job 32:10
Even4×Nehemiah 9:18, Psalms 16:7, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 77:16
Surely4×Deuteronomy 33:3, Psalms 16:6, Psalms 89:21, Isaiah 48:13
how much worse3×Proverbs 17:7, Proverbs 19:10, Ezekiel 14:21
No sooner3×Isaiah 40:24
also2×Job 37:1, Psalms 16:9
and also2×Psalms 74:16, Psalms 89:11
But2×Job 15:4, Psalms 44:9
Furthermore2×Job 36:29, Ezekiel 23:40
much less2×1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 6:18
vvv2×Leviticus 26:40, Isaiah 41:10
Will You really2×Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24
along with1×Nehemiah 13:15
and I1×Isaiah 44:19
and I will surely1×Isaiah 46:11
and truly1×Isaiah 46:11
as well1×Psalms 89:5
Can I really1×Genesis 18:13
Could1×Job 34:17
even I1×Leviticus 26:28
Even if1×Job 19:4
from1×Isaiah 46:7
He also1×Isaiah 44:15
How1×Job 9:14
How much1×1 Samuel 21:5
How much better it would have been1×1 Samuel 14:30
how much more so1×Proverbs 21:27
How much more, then1×2 Kings 5:13
Moreover1×Numbers 16:14
No1×Psalms 58:2
Oh, how1×Song Of Solomon 1:16
or1×Deuteronomy 33:20
she has also1×Proverbs 9:2
That too1×Deuteronomy 2:20
then1×Leviticus 26:16
therefore1×2 Chronicles 12:5
They1×Psalms 119:3
they were also1×Deuteronomy 2:11
true1×Amos 2:11
Truly1×Isaiah 46:11
until1×Habakkuk 2:15
What is more1×Esther 5:12
where even1×Deuteronomy 33:28
will indeed1×Psalms 89:27
will surely1×Psalms 68:16
with1×Psalms 108:1
Would you really1×Job 40:8
Yet1×Leviticus 26:44
You have1×Psalms 89:43
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 3:1אַ֚ףto. . .ConjunctionGenesis 18:13הַאַ֥ףtoCan I reallyConjunctionGenesis 18:23הַאַ֣ףtoWill You reallyConjunctionGenesis 18:24הַאַ֤ףtoWill You reallyConjunctionGenesis 40:16אַף־totooConjunctionLeviticus 26:16אַף־tothenConjunctionLeviticus 26:24אַף־to. . .ConjunctionLeviticus 26:28אַף־toeven IConjunctionLeviticus 26:39וְאַ֛ףtoandConjunctionLeviticus 26:40וְאַ֕ףtovvvConjunction
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 3:1
Aligned rows134
Books represented22
Genesis5Leviticus9Numbers1Deuteronomy7Judges11 Samuel42 Samuel31 Kings12 Kings21 Chronicles32 Chronicles3Nehemiah3Esther1Job20Psalms23Proverbs9Ecclesiastes1Song Of Solomon2Isaiah30Ezekiel3Amos1Habakkuk2
Source forms
אַף־62x’ap̄-Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:24, Leviticus 26:28
אַ֣ף12x’ap̄Esther 5:12, Job 35:14, Job 36:29, Job 36:33
אַ֝֗ף8x’ap̄Psalms 77:16, Psalms 135:17, Proverbs 9:2, Proverbs 11:31
וְאַף־7xwə·’ap̄-Leviticus 26:44, 1 Chronicles 8:32, 1 Chronicles 9:38, 2 Chronicles 12:5
אַ֚ף6x’ap̄Genesis 3:1, Deuteronomy 33:3, 2 Chronicles 32:15, Isaiah 35:2
אַ֭ף4x’ap̄Job 9:14, Job 15:16, Job 25:6, Psalms 119:3
אַ֥ף3x’ap̄Ecclesiastes 2:9, Isaiah 41:26, Isaiah 45:21
אַ֗ף2x’ap̄1 Samuel 14:30, Nehemiah 9:18
Parsing patterns
Conjunction133xGenesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24
Noun - masculine singular1xJob 36:33
Sources

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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