עַפְעַף H6079

H6079 is the Hebrew word עַפְעַף, transliterated ʻaphʻaph and said af-af'. The King James Version most often renders it eyelids.

Word: עַפְעַףTransliteration: ʻaphʻaphSaid: af-af'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray.

from H5774 (עוּף).

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

eyelids 4×dawning 1×like the eyelids 1×thine eyelids 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: dawning, eye-lid.

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;

By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.

And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.

What does Strong's H6079 mean?

H6079 is the Hebrew word עַפְעַף (ʻaphʻaph), meaning an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray.

How is H6079 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it eyelids (4 times), dawning (1 time), like the eyelids (1 time), thine eyelids (1 time).

How many times does H6079 appear in the Bible?

עַפְעַף (ʻaphʻaph) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6079 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5774 (עוּף).