The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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אַפִּין‏ n.m./f.pl. face; surface

face Com. Dan2:46 : בֵּאדַיִן מַלְכָּא נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר נְפַל עַל־אַנְפּוֹהִי‏ . 4Q544.1..9 : אחזה אנפי אנתתי‏ that I see my wife's face. fig. : front surface (see also s.v. mn ˀpy prep.) JLAtg, Syr, JBA.

(of ground, water) surface OA, Qumran, JLAtg, PTA, CPA, Syr, JBAg. 11QtgJob 29.3=37:12 : אנפי תבל‏ . GenApoc 4.12 : אנפי ארעא‏ the surface of the Earth. TgJ Ez34:6 : וְעַל כָל אַפֵי אַרעָא‏ . GT B Gen4:14 : הָא טְרַדְתְּ יָתי יוֹמָה הָדֵן מֶן עֶלָּוֵי אַפֵּי אַרְעָא‏ today he has driven me from upon the surface of the Earth.

way, manner Qumran, Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA. GenApoc 2.12 : וכדי חזת ב֗ת֗אנוש אנתתי די אשתני אנפי עלי‏ when my wife PN saw that my attitude had changed. TgProv27:17 : וגברא לטיש אפוי דחבריה‏ a man "sharpens" his fellow's conduct. brazen manner Sam, Syr, LJLA. TgSong5:3 : ואיכדין יהון לי אפין למהדר לותיה‏ how could I have the nerve to return to Him?. w. בהת‏ C : to shame JLAtg. TgJ 2Sam19:6 : אַבהֵיתתָא יוֹמָא דֵין יָת אַפֵי כָל עַבדָך‏ today you have shamed all your servants.

in compound prepositions/adverbs. Com. w. l_ : see also s.v. lˀpy prep. Com. ܐܦܝ̈ܢ ܒܐܦܝ̈ܢ‏ : face to face, in person, openly Syr, LJLA. TgSong1:2 : והוה מתמלל עמן אפין באפין כגבר דנשיק לחבריה‏ He spoke with us in person like a man who kisses his friend. TgIIChron 25:17 : איתא ונתחמי אפין באפין בקרבא‏ come let us see each other face to face in battle.

w. forms of gly, see s.v. Com.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: DJPA: 70a; DJBA: 152b; Jastrow: 99; Levy Ch-W: 1:52; Tal Sam: 50; DNWSI: 83; DJA: 32a; Cook,Qumran: 16;

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Derivatives:

bˀpy prep. in front of

byhwt ˀpyn, byhwt ˀpyˀ (bihhūṯ ˀappīn, bihhūṯ ˀappayyā) n.m. disgrace

byt ˀpyn, byt ˀpyˀ (bēṯ ˀappīn, bēṯ ˀappayyā/ē) n.m. forehead; face

lˀpy (lˀappē) prep. towards, facing

klpy prep. towards

mn ˀpy (men ˀappay/ē) prep. from in front of; from a surface

mˁl ˀpy, mˁylwy ˀpy prep. from upon

sbr ˀpyn n.m. countenance

ˁl ˀpy, ˁl ˀnpy (ˁal ˀappē, ˁal ˀappay) prep. upon; for the sake of