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Lexicon :: Strong's H637 - 'ap̄

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אַף
Transliteration
'ap̄
Pronunciation
af
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Part of Speech
adverb, conjunction
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive particle
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TWOT Reference: 142

Strong’s Definitions

אַף ʼaph, af; a primitive particle; meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though:—also, + although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, + how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's H637 in the following manner: also, even, yet, moreover, yea, with, low, therefore, much.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's H637 in the following manner: also, even, yet, moreover, yea, with, low, therefore, much.
conjunction (denoting addition, especially of something greater)

  1. also, yea, though, so much the more

    adverb

  2. furthermore, indeed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַף ʼaph, af; a primitive particle; meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though:—also, + although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, + how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.
STRONGS H637: Abbreviations
II. אַף conjunction denoting addition, especially of something greater, also, yea (so Phoenician, Aramaic PAx  , אַף, אוֺף; compare فَ).
1. very rare in plain prose (in which גַּם is more usual): Genesis 40:16* (*with pronoun, as rather often) Ialso in my dream, Numbers 16:14; Deuteronomy 2:11*; Deuteronomy 2:20* 2 Samuel 20:14 (see Dr) 2 Kings 2:14 * Esther 5:12; more frequently in poetry, especially as introducing emphatically a new thought Deuteronomy 33:3, 20, 28; 1 Samuel 2:7; Psalm 16:6; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 16:9; Psalm 18:49; Psalm 65:14 they shout for joy, yea, they sing! Psalm 68:9; Psalm 68:17; Psalm 74:16; Psalm 89:28Psalm 1; Proverbs 22:19* Proverbs 23:28* +; or in more elevated prose style, Leviticus 26:16*; Leviticus 26:24*; Leviticus 26:28*; Leviticus 26:41*; and + 25 times in the impassioned rhetoric of Isa2 (Isaiah 40:24-48:15), e.g. Isaiah 40:24; Isaiah 41:10, 26; Isaiah 42:13; Isaiah 43:7, 19; Isaiah 46:11 yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it! Isaiah 48:12, 15. Implying something surprising or unexpected, even, indeed Job 14:3; Job 15:4*. וְאַף and also Leviticus 26:39, 40, 42, 44; Deuteronomy 15:17; Habakkuk 2:15; Psalm 68:19; 1 Chronicles 8:32* = 1 Chronicles 9:38* 2 Chronicles 12:5* Nehemiah 2:18; Nehemiah 13:15; and even Job 19:4 וְאַף־אָמְנָם שָׁגִיתִי and even indeed (if) I have erred... With הֲ, הַאַף indeed...? really...? † Genesis 18:13, 23 wilt thou indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? Genesis 18:24; Amos 2:11; Job 34:17; Job 40:8. In contrast to a preceding thought (expressed or implied) but, nay (imo) Psalm 44:10; Psalm 58:3; compare Judges 5:29*.
2. (Equally in prose and poetry) with reference to a preceding sentence, yea, à fortiori, the more so (= how much more! after an affirm. clause; = how much less! after a negative one): 2 Samuel 4:10f. when one told me, Saul is dead... I took hold of him and slew him... אַף כִּי־אֲנָשִׁים רְשָׁעִים הָרְגוּ וג׳ à fortiori, how much more (should I do so when wicked men have slain a righteous person, etc.! Ezekiel 14:21 (Ew Hi) Ezekiel 15:5; Proverbs 21:27 (in all these passages כִּי = when) Job 4:19. So וְאַף † 1 Samuel 23:3; 2 Kings 5:13... וְאַף כִּי־אָמַר אֵלֶיךָ and the more (= and how much rather), when he hath said to thee, etc. More commonly in this sense strengthened by כִּי (q. v.), see below
אַף כִּי
1. furthermore † Ezekiel 23:40; Habakkuk 2:5 (Ges quin imo, quin etiam).
2. in a question, indeed (is it) that...? † Genesis 3:1 אַף כִּי־אָמַר אֱלֹהִים indeed, that God has said...? i.e. has God really said...? (compare הַאַף above).
3. with reference to a preceding sentence (which is often introduced by הֵן or הִנֵּה), yea, that...! i.e. how much more (or less) ! † Proverbs 11:31 lo, the righteous is recompensed in the earth וְחוֺטֵא רָשָׁע כִּי אַֹף 'tis indeed that (= how much more) the wicked and the sinner! Proverbs 15:11; Proverbs 17:7; Proverbs 19:7, 10; Job 9:14; Job 15:16; Job 25:6; 1 Samuel 14:30; 1 Kings 8:27 (= 2 Chronicles 6:18) lo, the heavens... cannot contain thee אַ֕ף כִּי הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה 'tis indeed that this house (cannot do so), i.e. how much less this house! 2 Chronicles 32:15. So וְאַף כִּי † Deuteronomy 31:27; 1 Samuel 21:6 (perhaps; but see RSSemitic i. 436 DrSm 293) 2 Samuel 16:11. (In Job 35:14 (Hi De) Nehemiah 9:18 אַף כִּי is simply = yea, when...)

See related Aramaic BDB entry H638.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

3:1; 18:13; 18:23; 18:24; 40:16

Leviticus

26:16; 26:24; 26:28; 26:39; 26:40; 26:41; 26:42; 26:44

Numbers

16:14

Deuteronomy

2:11; 2:20; 15:17; 31:27; 33:3; 33:20; 33:28

Judges

5:29

1 Samuel

2:7; 14:30; 21:6; 23:3

2 Samuel

4:10; 16:11; 20:14

1 Kings

8:27

2 Kings

2:14; 5:13

1 Chronicles

8:32; 9:38

2 Chronicles

6:18; 12:5; 32:15

Nehemiah

2:18; 9:18; 13:15

Esther

5:12

Job

4:19; 9:14; 14:3; 15:4; 15:16; 19:4; 25:6; 34:17; 35:14; 40:8

Psalms

1; 16:6; 16:7; 16:9; 18:49; 44:10; 58:3; 68:9; 68:17; 68:19; 74:16; 89:28

Proverbs

11:31; 15:11; 17:7; 19:7; 19:10; 21:27; 22:19; 23:28

Isaiah

40:24; 40:24; 40:25; 40:26; 40:27; 40:28; 40:29; 40:30; 40:31; 41:1; 41:2; 41:3; 41:4; 41:5; 41:6; 41:7; 41:8; 41:9; 41:10; 41:10; 41:11; 41:12; 41:13; 41:14; 41:15; 41:16; 41:17; 41:18; 41:19; 41:20; 41:21; 41:22; 41:23; 41:24; 41:25; 41:26; 41:26; 41:27; 41:28; 41:29; 42:1; 42:2; 42:3; 42:4; 42:5; 42:6; 42:7; 42:8; 42:9; 42:10; 42:11; 42:12; 42:13; 42:13; 42:14; 42:15; 42:16; 42:17; 42:18; 42:19; 42:20; 42:21; 42:22; 42:23; 42:24; 42:25; 43:1; 43:2; 43:3; 43:4; 43:5; 43:6; 43:7; 43:7; 43:8; 43:9; 43:10; 43:11; 43:12; 43:13; 43:14; 43:15; 43:16; 43:17; 43:18; 43:19; 43:19; 43:20; 43:21; 43:22; 43:23; 43:24; 43:25; 43:26; 43:27; 43:28; 44:1; 44:2; 44:3; 44:4; 44:5; 44:6; 44:7; 44:8; 44:9; 44:10; 44:11; 44:12; 44:13; 44:14; 44:15; 44:16; 44:17; 44:18; 44:19; 44:20; 44:21; 44:22; 44:23; 44:24; 44:25; 44:26; 44:27; 44:28; 45:1; 45:2; 45:3; 45:4; 45:5; 45:6; 45:7; 45:8; 45:9; 45:10; 45:11; 45:12; 45:13; 45:14; 45:15; 45:16; 45:17; 45:18; 45:19; 45:20; 45:21; 45:22; 45:23; 45:24; 45:25; 46:1; 46:2; 46:3; 46:4; 46:5; 46:6; 46:7; 46:8; 46:9; 46:10; 46:11; 46:11; 46:12; 46:13; 47:1; 47:2; 47:3; 47:4; 47:5; 47:6; 47:7; 47:8; 47:9; 47:10; 47:11; 47:12; 47:13; 47:14; 47:15; 48:1; 48:2; 48:3; 48:4; 48:5; 48:6; 48:7; 48:8; 48:9; 48:10; 48:11; 48:12; 48:12; 48:13; 48:14; 48:15; 48:15

Ezekiel

14:21; 15:5; 23:40

Amos

2:11

Habakkuk

2:5; 2:15

H637

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Strong's Number H637 matches the Hebrew אַף ('ap̄),
which occurs 134 times in 123 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (Job 32:10–Isa 35:2)

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:10 - “So I [fn]say, ‘Listen to me,
I too H637 will tell [fn]what I think.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:17 - “I too H637 will answer my share,
I also H637 will tell my opinion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:12 - “Surely, H637 God will not act wickedly,
And the Almighty will not pervert justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:17 - “Shall one who hates justice rule?
And will you condemn the righteous mighty One,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 35:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 35:14 - “How H637 much H637 less H637 when you say you do not behold Him,
The case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:16 - “Then indeed, H637 He enticed you from the mouth of distress,
Instead of it, a broad place with no constraint;
And that which was set on your table was full of [fn]fatness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:29 - “Can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds,
The thundering of His [fn]pavilion?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 36:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:33 - “Its noise declares [fn]His presence;
The cattle also, H637 concerning what is coming up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:1 - “At this also H637 my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:11 - “Also H637 with moisture He loads the thick cloud;
He disperses the cloud of His [fn]lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:8 - “Will you really H637 annul My judgment?
Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:6 - The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Indeed, H637 my heritage is beautiful to me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:7 - I will bless the LORD who has counseled me;
Indeed, H637 my [fn]mind instructs me in the night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:9 - Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also H637 will dwell securely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:48

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:48 - He delivers me from my enemies;
Surely H637 You lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:9 - Yet H637 You have rejected us and brought us to dishonor,
And do not go out with our armies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - No, H637 in heart you work unrighteousness;
On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:13 - The meadows are clothed with flocks
And the valleys are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, yes, H637 they sing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:8 - The earth quaked;
The heavens also H637 dropped rain at the presence of God;
[fn]Sinai itself quaked at the presence of God, the God of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:16 - Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks,
At the mountain which God has desired for His abode?
Surely H637 the LORD will dwell there forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:18 - You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, H637 that [fn]the LORD God may dwell there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:16 - Yours is the day, Yours also H637 is the night;
[fn]You have prepared the [fn]light and the sun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:16 - The waters saw You, O God;
The waters saw You, they were in anguish;
The deeps also H637 trembled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:17 - The clouds poured out water;
The skies gave forth a sound;
Your arrows [fn]flashed here and there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:5 - The heavens will praise Your wonders, O LORD;
Your faithfulness also H637 in the assembly of the holy ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:11 - The heavens are Yours, the earth also H637 is Yours;
The world and [fn]all it contains, You have founded them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:21 - With whom My hand will be established;
My arm also H637 will strengthen him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:27 - “I also H637 shall make him My firstborn,
The highest of the kings of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:43 - You also H637 turn back the edge of his sword
And have not made him stand in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 93:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 93:1 - The LORD [fn]reigns, He is clothed with majesty;
The LORD has clothed and girded Himself with strength;
Indeed, H637 the world is firmly established, it will not be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 96:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 96:10 - Say among the nations, “The LORD reigns;
Indeed, H637 the world is firmly established, it will not be moved;
He will judge the peoples with [fn]equity.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 108:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 108:1 - A Song, a Psalm of David.
My heart is steadfast, O God;
I will sing, I will sing praises, even H637 with my [fn]soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3 - They also H637 do no unrighteousness;
They walk in His ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 135:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 135:17 - They have ears, but they do not hear,
Nor is there any breath at all H637 in their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:2 - She has [fn]prepared her food, she has mixed her wine;
She has also H637 set her table;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:31 - If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth,
How H637 much H637 more H637 the wicked and the sinner!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:11 - [fn]Sheol and [fn]Abaddon lie open before the LORD,
How H637 much H637 more H637 the hearts of [fn]men!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - [fn]Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,
Much H637 less H637 are lying lips to a prince.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:7 - All the brothers of a poor man hate him;
How H637 much H637 more H637 do his friends abandon him!
He pursues them with words, but they are [fn]gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:10 - Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much H637 less H637 for a slave to rule over princes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:27 - The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How H637 much H637 more H637 when he brings it with evil intent!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:19 - So that your trust may be in the LORD,
I have [fn]taught you today, even H637 you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:28 - Surely H637 she lurks as a robber,
And increases the [fn]faithless among men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:9 - Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also H637 stood by me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:16 - “[fn][fn]How handsome you are, my beloved,
And so H637 pleasant!
Indeed, H637 our couch is luxuriant!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:8 - Indeed, H637 while following the way of Your judgments, O LORD,
We have waited for You eagerly;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:9 - At night [fn]my soul longs for You,
Indeed, H637 [fn]my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth [fn]experiences Your judgments
The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:11 - O LORD, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it.
[fn]They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;
Indeed, H637 [fn]fire will devour Your enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:2 - O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be [fn]their [fn]strength every morning,
Our salvation also H637 in the time of distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:2 - It will blossom profusely
And rejoice with rejoicing and shout of joy.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
The majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They will see the glory of the LORD,
The majesty of our God.

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