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אַף
ʼaph · Hebrew · Strong's H639 · 276 occurrences
The KJV renders 12 different Hebrew and Greek words as “wrath”
What it means
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
from H599 (אָנַף);
How the KJV renders it
anger, countenance, face, forehead, nose, nostril, snout, wrath
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“wrath”
also renders thymós (G2372), parorgismós (G3950), orgḗ (G3709), zaʻaph (H2197), chêmâh (H2534), chârôwn (H2740), kaʻaç (H3708), ʻebrâh (H5678), qᵉtsaph (H7109), qetseph (H7110), rôgez (H7267)
“anger”
“countenance”
also renders prósōpon (G4383), ópsis (G3799), idéa (G2397), hâdar (H1921), zîyv (H2122), tôʼar (H8389)
“forehead”
also renders métōpon (G3359)
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Where it appears
276 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 13:10 · HTa
Yahweh’s anger burned against Uzza, and he struck him because he put his hand on the ark; and he died there before God.
1 Chronicles 21:21 · HNcmda
As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
1 Kings 1:23 · HNcmdc/Sp3ms
They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
1 Kings 1:31 · HNcmda
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth and showed respect to the king, and said, “Let my lord King David live forever!”
1 Samuel 1:5 · HNcmda
but he gave a double portion to Hannah, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.
1 Samuel 11:6 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
God’s Spirit came mightily on Saul when he heard those words, and his anger burned hot.
1 Samuel 17:28 HTa1 Samuel 20:30 HTa1 Samuel 20:34 HNcmsa1 Samuel 20:41 HR/Ncmdc/Sp3ms1 Samuel 24:8 HNcmda1 Samuel 25:23 HR/Ncmdc1 Samuel 25:41 HNcmda1 Samuel 28:14 HNcmda1 Samuel 28:18 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 7:3 HNcmda2 Chronicles 12:12 HTa2 Chronicles 20:18 HNcmda2 Chronicles 25:10 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 25:15 HTa2 Chronicles 28:11 HTa2 Chronicles 28:13 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 29:10 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Chronicles 30:8 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Kings 13:3 HTa2 Kings 19:28 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms2 Kings 23:26 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Kings 24:20 HTa2 Samuel 6:7 HTa2 Samuel 12:5 HTa2 Samuel 14:4 HNcmdc/Sp3fs2 Samuel 14:33 HNcmdc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 18:28 HR/Ncmdc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 22:9 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 22:16 HNcmsc/Sp3ms2 Samuel 24:1 HTa2 Samuel 24:20 HNcmdc/Sp3msAmos 1:11 HNcmsc/Sp3msAmos 4:10 HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2mpDaniel 9:16 HNcmsc/Sp2msDaniel 11:20 HR/NcmdaDeuteronomy 6:15 HTaDeuteronomy 7:4 HTaDeuteronomy 9:19 HTd/NcmsaDeuteronomy 11:17 HTaDeuteronomy 13:17 HNcmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 29:20 HTaDeuteronomy 29:23 HR/Ncmsc/Sp3msDeuteronomy 29:24 HTd/NcmsaDeuteronomy 29:27 HTaDeuteronomy 29:28 HR/NcmsaDeuteronomy 31:17 HNcmsc/Sp1csDeuteronomy 32:22 HR/Ncmsc/Sp1csDeuteronomy 33:10 HR/Ncmsc/Sp2msExodus 4:14 HTaExodus 11:8 HNcmsaExodus 15:8 HNcmdc/Sp2msExodus 22:24 HNcmsc/Sp1csExodus 32:10 HNcmsc/Sp1csExodus 32:11 HNcmsc/Sp2ms
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.