Original Language Studio
Psalms 18:5
“The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אָפַףʼâphaph · aw-faf'
H661 · Hebrew
H661 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to surround
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- compass.
- Grammar
- אֲפָפ֥וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 5 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Samuel 22:5Psalms 40:13Psalms 116:3Jonah 2:6
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 אָפַף 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.