אָפַף
afaf · surround
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H661 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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afaf (אָפַף) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “surround”.
Encircle on every side. In the Bible it is said above all of dangers, waters or evils that close in on someone.
How to say it
a·faf
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
- Hem in on every side.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- encompassed me ×4
- have surrounded me ×1
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 22:5
For the waves of death encompassed me; the torrents of wickedness terrified me.
- Psalms 18:4
The cords of death encompassed me, and the torrents of perversity terrified me.
- Psalms 40:12
For evils have surrounded me without number; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I am not able to see; they are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has abandoned me.
- Psalms 116:3
The cords of death encompassed me, and the distresses of Sheol found me; distress and sorrow I found.
- Jonah 2:5
The waters encompassed me up to the soul; the deep surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.