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Lexicon :: Strong's H6079 - ʿap̄ʿapîm

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עַפְעַפִּים
Transliteration
ʿap̄ʿapîm
Pronunciation
af-af'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1582b

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: עפעפים (Gesenius) עפעף (Strongs)

Strong’s Definitions

עַפְעַף ʻaphʻaph, af-af'; from H5774; an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray:—dawning, eye-lid.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H6079 in the following manner: eyelid (9x), dawning (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H6079 in the following manner: eyelid (9x), dawning (1x).

  1. eyelid

    1. eyelid

    2. of dawn, rays of sun (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עַפְעַף ʻaphʻaph, af-af'; from H5774; an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray:—dawning, eye-lid.
STRONGS H6079: Abbreviations
† [עַפְעַף] noun masculineJer 9:17 eyelid (Late Hebrew id.; from fluttering ?); — only dual construct (see below) and suffix עַפְעַפַּי Job 16:16; Psalm 132:4, עַפְעַפֶּיךָ Proverbs 4:25; Proverbs 6:4, etc.; — eyelids, usually nearly = eyes (6 times || עֵינַיִם), as weeping, עַפְעַפֵּינוּ Jeremiah 9:17; closed in sleep Psalm 132:4; Proverbs 6:4, compare of צַלְמָוֶת Job 16:16; looking Proverbs 4:25 compare Psalm 11:4 (of י׳, testing men); used seductively by wanton women Proverbs 6:25; raised, in arrogance (' superciliousness') Proverbs 30:13; figurative עַפְצַפֵּי־שָׁ֑חַר Job 3:9 eyelids of dawn, break of dawn, Job 41:10 (simile).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

3:9; 16:16; 16:16; 41:10

Psalms

11:4; 132:4; 132:4

Proverbs

4:25; 4:25; 6:4; 6:4; 6:25; 30:13

Jeremiah

9:17; 9:17

H6079

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6079 matches the Hebrew עַפְעַפִּים (ʿap̄ʿapîm),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:9 - Let the stars of its twilight be dark, Let it wait for light, and there is none, And let it not look on the eyelids of the dawn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:16 - My face is foul with weeping, And on mine eyelids is death-shade.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:18 - His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes are as the eyelids of the dawn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 11:4 - 'Jehovah is in his holy temple: Jehovah -- in the heavens is His throne. His eyes see -- His eyelids try the sons of men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 132:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:4 - If I give sleep to mine eyes, To mine eyelids -- slumber,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:25 - Thine eyes do look straightforward, And thine eyelids look straight before thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:4 - Give not sleep to thine eyes, And slumber to thine eyelids,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:25 - Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:13 - A generation -- how high are their eyes, Yea, their eyelids are lifted up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:18 - And they hasten, and lift up for us a wailing. And run down our eyes do tears, And from our eyelids do waters flow.
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