עָפַל
afal · presume
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6075 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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afal (עָפַל) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “presume”.
Press on boldly, act presumptuously.
How to say it
a·fal
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To dare boldly against what God said.
- To be full of pride.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- one who is puffed up ×1
- they presumed ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Numbers 14:44
But they presumed to go up to the top of the mountain, though the ark of the covenant of YHWH and Moses did not depart from the midst of the camp.
- Habakkuk 2:4
Look, the one who is puffed up, his soul is not upright in him; but the righteous by his faithfulness will live.