עַפְעַףʻaphʻaph

eyelids, usually nearly = eyes (Jeremiah 9:17; Job 16:16; Psalms 132:4; Proverbs 4:25; Proverbs 6:4)

Pronunciation: af-af' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6079

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

  • Job 3:9 Let its morning stars remain dark. Let it hope for light, but in vain; may it never see the morning light.
  • Job 16:16 My eyes are red with weeping; dark shadows circle my eyes.
  • Job 41:18 “When it sneezes, it flashes light! Its eyes are like the red of dawn.
  • Psalms 11:4 But the Lord is in his holy Temple; the Lord still rules from heaven. He watches everyone closely, examining every person on earth.
  • Psalms 132:4 I will not let my eyes sleep nor close my eyelids in slumber
  • Proverbs 4:25 Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).