ʻaphʻaph — H6079

H6079 · Hebrew — עפעף

Pronunciation: af-af'

Definition

masculine noun

an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray

  1. eyelid
    1. eyelid
    2. of dawn, rays of sun (fig.)

Usually translated as

dawning, eye-lid

Origin

from H5774

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻaphʻaph occurs 10 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (3), Psalms (2), Proverbs (4), Jeremiah (1)