עַפְעַף
ʿapʿap
eyelid
Strong's H6079NounHebrewTWOT 1582b

עַפְעַף (ʿapʿap) is a Hebrew noun meaning eyelid. It appears 10 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6079).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1582b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1582b)eyelid; eyelash, morning ray; dawning, eye-lid
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

עַפְעַף noun, masculine: eyelid

Strong's H6079 עַפְעַף: an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
KJV:dawning, eye-lid.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 1582: עוּף ʿûp — fly; hover, fly away; fly about, to and fro, cause to fly to and fro, brandish; faint; flee away, shine forth, weary

See it in Scripture

Job 16:16Psalms 11:4Proverbs 4:25

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