Aramaic word · H638

אַף

ve'af

also

A Biblical Aramaic word, from the parts of the Old Testament written in Aramaic. Why Aramaic?

Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Aramaic of the Old Testament. ·

What it means

also, yea

Aramaic of aph (אַף "also" H0637)

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Ezra · 3

  1. Ezra 5:10 וְאַ֧ף and also

    We also asked for their names, so that we could write down the names of their leaders for your information.

  2. Ezra 5:14 וְ֠אַף and also

    He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor

    Here: Adds a second proof to the argument the elders started in v.13. Cyrus did not only order the rebuilding; he also gave back the sacred objects.

  3. Ezra 6:5 וְ֠אַף and also

    Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.

Daniel · 1

  1. Daniel 6:22 וְאַ֤ף and also

    My God sent His angel and shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, for I was found innocent in His sight, and I have done no wrong against you, O king.”

    Here: 'And also.' Puts a second, human court next to God's: Daniel is clear before both.

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