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Job 34:17
“Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אַףʼaph · af
H637 · Hebrew
H637 · Hebrew
- Definition
- meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
- Derivation
- a primitive particle;
- KJV renderings
- also, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.
- Grammar
- הַ — particle (interrogative)
- אַ֬ף — adverb
- Usage
- Occurs 134 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:1Genesis 18:13Genesis 18:23Genesis 18:24Genesis 40:16
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אַף here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.