Lexical 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. |