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ˀpyn, ˀpyˀ (ˀappīn, ˀappayyā) n.m./f.pl. face; surface
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face
Common Aramaic
TAD A3.3 R.3↗ זי יח]וני אנפיך‏ : that he show me your face ; Dan 2:46↗ בֵּאדַיִן מַלְכָּא נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר נְפַל עַל־אַנְפּוֹהִי‏ ; 4Q544.1..9↗ אחזה אנפי אנתתי‏ : that I see my wife's face ; P Gn40:7↗ ܠܡܢܐ ܟܡܝܪ̈ܢ ܐ̈ܦܝܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ‏ : why is your face sad today? ; P 1S1:18↗ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ݀ ܠܐ ܙܥ ܠܗ݀ ܬܘܒ‏ ; IshGen 95:21↗ ܡ݂ܢ ܕܩܐܝܢ ܡܗܦܟܐ ܗܘ݂ܬ ܐܦܝ̈ܗ‏ : his face would turn away from Cain's ; JBABowl 115.1:7↗ דעל אפה נפלא ובבירכה רכנא ובפומה לטא‏ : that fall on its face, bends down with its knees and curses with its mouth ; ShPDm 265↗ lkulhun ˁubadia iahba ruha ḏqudša anpa ḏnapša lbahtuta : the Holy Spirit casts its face upon every deed to disgrace ; Pashar Harshia 179 ↗ ˁšria ˁzabia ḏiahbia anpia šapiria lptulia ulptulata : released are the celibates who cast a pleasant face upon male and female virgins
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fig. : front surface (see also s.v. mn ˀpy prep.)
JLAtg, Syr, JBA
P Num8:2↗ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܢܪܬܐ‏ : the front of the candelabrum ; IshJer 3:14↗ ܗ݀ܝ ܕܐܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܡܢ ܓܪܒܝܐ܂ ܠܘ ܕܠܩܕܣܐ ܐܝܬ ܐܦ̈ܐ‏ : as for Jer 1:13: its front was from the north; it is not that a pot has a front ; BT Ḥul 47a(6)var.↗ חמשה אוני אית לה לרא׳ אפה כלפי גברא תלתא מימ^י^נ̇א/ה/̇ ותרתי משמאל׳‏ : the lung has five lobes: when it is facing a man three are on the right and two on the left
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(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 ; CPA Deut6:15↗ ܝܫܚܘܩ ܝܬܟ ܡܢ ܐܦ̈ܝܗ݀ ܕܐܪܥܐ‏ : he will destroy you from the face of the Earth ; AGnEx 27.11↗ ܘܟܣܝ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܟܘܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ‏ : (the waters of the flood) covered the tops of all the mountains that are on the Earth ; P Gn7:18↗ ܘܡܗܠܟܐ ܗܘܬ ܩܒܘܬܐ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡ̈ܝܐ‏ : the ark was moving upon the surface of the water
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way, manner, feature
Qumran, Gal, CPA, Sam, Syr, JBA, JBAg, Man, LJLA
GenApoc 2.12↗ וכדי חזת ב̇ת̇אנוש אנתתי די אשתני אנפי עלי‏ : when my wife PN saw that my attitude had changed ; PTHag 78.d:21[2]↗ דהוון כולהון דרשין הדין פסוקא מן שבע שבע אפין‏ : for all of them were interpreting this verse from as many as seven ways each ; CPA Psalms37:7↗ ܟܘܠܗ ܝܘܡܐ ܒܐܒܝܢ ܒܝܫܝܢ ܗܘܬ݁ ܡܗܠܝܟ‏ : the entire day I would walk around with a bad face ; SamTgJ Gen19:21↗ אה סבלת אפיך אף לממללה הדן‏ : I have now endured your manner in this matter too ; JosephB 783:18 ܡ݂ܢ ܐܲܦܹ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܕܡ ܕܬܡܝ݂ܗ ܡܬ݂ܘ݁ܡ ܠܩܹܣܪ ܠܐ ܐܬ݂ܚܙܝ‏ : never had Caesar seen anything more amazing than this behavior ; IIMac14:30↗ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܠܘܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܝܡ‏ : his manner with him was not as it was previously ; BT Ned 41a(21)↗ הנהו שבע׳ אפי דאגמרי׳‏ : those seven approaches he had taught him ; SSSad 201:1↗ ^ולא אשתייר כ^לום מכל ^אנפי תגרותא‏ : nothing remains from all the features of the business transactions ; TgProv27:17↗ וגברא לטיש אפוי דחבריה‏ : a man "sharpens" his fellow's conduct
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const. as prep.: according to
Palmyrene
Trf 2.3.102↗ mksˀ dy qṣbˀ ˀpy dnr ḥyb lmtḥšbw : the tax on a sacrificial victim [=Greek σφάκτρον] is due to be calculated per dinar
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brazen manner
Sam, Syr, LJLA
Amram Dare #11:25↗ לית לן אפים נימר קמיך‏ ; EphNis 9:9.1↗ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܡܪܝ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܩܪܝܟ ܕܬܫܕܪ ܡܫܪܝܬ ܩܕܝ̈ܫܐ ܕܬܢܛܪ ܥܘ̈ܒܝ ܕܡܠܝܢ ܛܡܐܘܬܐ‏ : with what brazenness could I call upon You, Lord, to send a camp of holy ones to guard my insides that are full of impurity? ; TgSong5:3↗ ואיכדין יהון לי אפין למהדר לותיה‏ : how could I have the nerve to return to Him?
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w. בהת C : to shame
JLAtg
TgJ 2Sam19:6↗ אַבהֵיתתָא יוֹמָא דֵין יָת אַפֵי כָל עַבדָך‏ : today you have shamed all your servants
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side, party
Gal, Syr
JMP 26.1.R(15)↗ וקבלון עליהון תרתי אופייה אחריות וחומר שטר הדן‏ : the two parties have accepted upon themselves the stringent guarantee of this document
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cause, reason to be
Syr
JulSok 427(210):3↗ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗ݀ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܠܒܥܘܬܟܘܢ݁‏ : there is no good reason for your request
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ܥܒܕ ܐܦ̈ܐ : to allow to function, give purpose to
Syr
JulSok 177(85):5↗ ܘܠܐ ܛܢܬ ܒܪܦܝܘܬܟ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܠܗ݀ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܠܨܒܘܬܟ݂‏ : through your laziness you were not zealous to allow your will to work ; JS_Elijah 1:753↗ ܟܲܦ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܢܲܦܫܸܗ ܕܲܠܒܵܥܽܘܬܸܗ ܐܲܦܸ̈ܐ ܢܸܥܒܸܕ ܕܲܒܡܽܘܟܵܟܵܐ ܫܵܦܪܵܐ ܨܠܘܽܬܵܐ ܩܕܵܡ ܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ‏ : he bent himself down in order to enable his prayer since prayer with humility pleases God
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w. nsb : to favor : see s.v. nsb
Syr
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region, area
Syr
P 1Ch5:10↗ ܟܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܕܢܚܐ‏
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in compounds with structures : curtain or cover of something
Syr
ThMarg 1:263:7 ܘܹܐܠܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܲܦܝ̈ ܢܵܘܣܹ̈ܐ‏ ; OS LkCur23:45↗ ܘܐܨܛܪܝ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܬܪܥܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܨܥܬܗ‏ : the curtain of the sanctuary's entrance was torn in the middle
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in compound prepositions/adverbs.
Common Aramaic
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w. l_ : see also s.v. lˀpy prep.
Common Aramaic
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ܠܲܐܦܼܿܝܢ : directly, forwards
Syr
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בַאפַּי: see s.v. bˀpy prep.
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ˁal ˀappay : see s.v. ˁl ˀpy prep.
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in the presence of, confronting
Syr
JS_Elijah 4:164↗ ܘܡܲܟܸܣ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܦܲܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ‏ : he reproached them to their faces
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w. mn : see s.vv. mn ˀpy prep., mn qwdm (ˀpy) prep.
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ܐܦܝ̈ܢ ܒܐܦܝ̈ܢ : face to face, in person, openly
Syr, LJLA
JSB2 362:7↗ ܚܙܘ ܠܢܒܝ̈ܐ ܐܦ̈ܝܢ ܒܐܦܧܝܢ ܫܠܝܚ̈ܐ ܘܚܕܝܘ‏ : The disciples saw the prophets face to face and rejoiced ; MB 27:360 ܦܢܝ ܠܐܒܘ܊ ܐܦܝ̈ܢ ܒܐܦܝ̈ܢ ܕܠܐ ܕܚܠܬܐ‏ : he answered his father face to face without fear ; 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
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ܐܦܝ̈ܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܦܝ̈ܢ
Syr
P Gn32:31↗ ܡܛܠ ܕܚ݁ܙܝܬ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܐ̈ܦܝܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܢ‏ : because I saw an angel face to face
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עם אפי : towards (a time of day) [calque of Hebrew לפנות]
Sam
Marqe 1.586↗ עם אפי רמשה נפק משה ואהרן‏ : towards evening Moses and Aaron went out
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ܒܐܦ̈ܐ : superficially, on the face of it
Syr
WisSol13:7↗ ܒܐ̈ܦܐ ܐܬܛܦܝܣܘ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܚܙܐ‏ : superficially they were convinced that what is seen is beautiful
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w. forms of gly, see s.v.
Common Aramaic
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w. ܗܘ̈ܝ ܐܦ̈ܐ ܠ : to become visible, be a visible symbol
Syr
JSB4 367:2↗ ܢܗܪܬ ܡܠܬܗ ܘܗܘܝ̈ ܐܦ̈ܐ ܠܢܒܝܘܬܗ‏ : his word came true and his prophecy became visible ; JulSok 281(137):28↗ ܟܕ ܡܫܬܘܕܝܢ ܕܩܝܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ݀ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܗܘܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܦܐ ܒܩܪܒܐ‏ : while promising that they would be standing on the city's walls and be a visible sign for them (or: be on their side? see further: ܕܠܐ ܢܬܟܠܘܢ ܓܒܐ ܥܠ ܚܒܪܗ) in the battle
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w. swm : to be set on a course, to pay attention
Syr
JSmem 8:161↗ ܣ̈ܝܡܢ ܐܦ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ‏ : he was determined to come to the land ; JS_Elisha 116:413↗ ܐܸܠܽܘ ܕܢܲܘܬܲܪ ܠܵܐ ܣܵܡ ܐܲܦܲܘ̈ܗܼܝ ܟܲܕ ܠܵܛ ܐܸܢܽܘܢ‏ : except to gain a profit he would not have paid attention when he cursed them ; JS_Elisha 116:545↗ ܣܵܡ ܗܼܘܵܐ ܐܲܦܲܘ̈ܗܼܝ܃ ܕܟܽܠܸܗ ܒܲܝܬܵܗ݀ ܢܸܡܠܸܐ ܡܸܫܚܵܐ‏ : he firmly decided that the whole house should be full of oil
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anpia iuma : time of the start of the reckoning of the day
Man
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In the literary Aramaic tradition (note especially BA and Qum) often spelled with nasalization: אנפין ; CPA also ܐܒܝܢ‏; Gal also אופין ; in JBA (and spoken Mandaic!) the form may be re-formed as a singular, thus ˀappā. Syr. pl. ܐܲܦ݁ܲܝ̈ܵܐ‏, a feminine plural, but also treated as a singular. Generally treated as a masculine plural form elsewhere.
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All compounds with prepositions are also listed as separate lemmas.
Used in the construct in the sense of "curtain", the entire compound takes the gender and number of the second word: see NSG §142.
At 1QapGen 20.3 the form אנפהא has here been interpreted as "nose" rather than face due to both contextual and morphological considerations.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 85[39]DJPA: 70aDJBA: 152bJastrow: 99Drower/Macuch: 27a, 30bLevy Ch-W: 1:52Tal Sam: 50DNWSI: 83DCPA[Schulthess]: 25[13]BarBahlul: 877:28DJA: 32aQumran: 16

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