What does אַף · ὀπτάνομαι mean in the Bible?
אַף · ὀπτάνομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a face expressing anger or displeasure".
Hebrew · H639, G3700
פָּנִים זֹעֲפִים
Properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire · to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from , which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from , which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while , and still more emphatically its intensive , signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and a watching from a distance)
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אַף H639 properly, the nose or nostril ; hence, the face , and occasionally a person ; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Pronunciation aph
Anger metaphorically rooted in nostril-flaring, the physical sign of divine or human wrath in OT covenant contexts.
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ὀπτάνομαι G3700 to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from , which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from , which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while , and still more emphatically its intensive , signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and a watching from a distance)
Pronunciation optánomai
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What does פָּנִים זֹעֲפִים (panim zoafim) mean in the Bible?
אַף · ὀπτάνομαι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a face expressing anger or displeasure".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H639, G3700?
H639, G3700 is connected to 276 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a face expressing anger or displeasure
Strong's H639, G3700
Lexical occurrences 276 verses Source Gloss
a face expressing anger or displeasure
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פָּנִים זֹעֲפִים is built from this root:
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