Strong's Hebrew · H639

אַף

ʼaph · af

Definitionproperly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Derivationfrom H599 (אָנַף);
KJV usageanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.
Occurrences276 in the KJV · 269 verses

אַף in Scripture

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art , and unto dust shalt thou return. Genesis 7:22 All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land , died. Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground; Genesis 24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor' s son, whom Milcah bore unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands. Genesis 27:45 Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day? Genesis 30:2 And Jacob' s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God' s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb? Genesis 39:19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled. Genesis 42:6 And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph' s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth. Genesis 44:18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord' s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh. Genesis 48:12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. Genesis 49:6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their self -will they digged down a wall.
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