King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H661
Transliteration: aphaph
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-faf')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to surround, encompass
Meaning: to surround, encompass
Word Summary
aphaph: to surround, encompass
Original Word: אָפַףTransliteration: aphaph
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-faf')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to surround, encompass
Meaning: to surround, encompass
Strong's Concordance
compass A primitive root; to surround -- compass.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H661. aphaph
אָפַף verb surround, encompass (Assyrian apâpu ZimBP 59) —
Qal Perfect אָֽפְפוּ Psalm 40:13 ;אְפָפוּנִי 18:5 +; — encompass (poetry) literal Jonah 2:6 (subject מַיִם); figurative, subject evils & misfortunes רָעוֺת Psalm 40:13; (followed by עָלַי); מות מִשְׁבְּרֵי 2 Samuel 22:5, compare מ ׳חֶבְלֵי Psalm 18:5, also 116:3.