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lˀpy (lˀappē) prep. towards, facing
1
towards
Common (except: OA, OfA, BA)
11QtgJob 33.3=39:21↗ ובחיל ינפק לאנפי חרב‏ ; TgJ 1K8:38↗ וְיִפרוֹס יְדוֹהִי בִצלוֹ לְאַפֵי בֵיתָא הָדֵין‏ : and he spread his arms in prayer towards this temple ; GT B Gen4:8↗ לְאַפֵּי בָרָא‏ ; P Ex9:8↗ ܢܕܪܝܘܗܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐ̈ܦܝ ܫܡܝܐ‏ : let Moses scatter it toward the sky ; JBABowl 125.1:6↗ אנה גושנדוכת בת אחת לאפיהו נפקנא מללנא ואמרנא להו‏ : I PN daughter of PN2 go out towards them, speak up, and say to them ; BT Bek 9a(4)↗ שקל מעפריהו ושדא עילויהו אקשו לאפי מלכא‏ : he took some of their dirt and threw it on them, so they acted brazenly towards the king ; TgEsth2 3:8(12)↗ ובשביעיתא נשיהון נפקן לאפיהון‏
(1)
w. time : nearly, about
CPA, Syr
CPA Ex19:16↗ ܟܕ ܗܘܐ ܠܦܐ݁ ܩܪܨܐ‏ : when it was nearly dawn ; P 2Ch19:1↗ ܠܐ̈ܦܝ ܪܡܫܐ‏ : towards evening ; P Mt27:46↗ ܘܠܲܐܦ݁ܲܝ̈ ܬ݁ܫܲܥ ܫܵܥܼܝܢ̈‏ : towards the ninth hour
(2)
w. money : equivalent to (?)
OfAEg
NsaqPap 40.R.4↗ עקהי אשה לאנפי כרשן 10‏ : firewood worth 10 karsh † 
(3)
owed to (?), owed by(?)
OfAEg
TAD C3.28 V..8.91↗ שטריא ביד יונתן ואנה סלק לאפנא שמעון בר חגי בר שמתי שטר 1 בחמר כאן 40‏ : contracts held by PN and me amounting for/against us: PN: 1 contract in exchange for 40 k' wine (followed by a list of others) †
2
facing against
Syr, LJLA
JoshStyl 52.13↗ ܠܐܦ̈ܝ ܢܨܒܝܢ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ‏ ; TgIIChron 6:21↗ ועמך ישראל די יצלון לאפי אתרא הדין‏ : your people Israel who pray facing this place ; TgIIChron 13:13↗ והוו לאפי דבית יהודה וכמנא מן בתריהון‏ : they were facing the front of the house of Judah with the ambush behind them
3
ܡܢ ܠܐܦܝ : facing, just before
CPA
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spatial
(2)
temporal
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OfA, JBAgeon, some LJLA לאנפי ; CPA ܠܦܐ
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In some contexts, of course, the literal "in their face" is instead indicated.
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 85[39]DJPA: 275aDJBA: 154aLevy Ch-W: 1:52Tal Sam: 51DCPA[Schulthess]: 191[14]

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