עַפְעַפַּיִם (ˊafˊapayim) — eyelids / eyes / first rays of dawn

Form 1

Part of speech: nsmp

Related lemmas: עוף

Sense 1: eyelids

Semantic domains: Creatures (001001002)

Definition: = the folds of skin ► that cover the eye when closed

Synonyms: עַיִן

Show passage in OET: JOB 16:16

OET-RV JOB 16:16

16 My face is red from so much crying.
⇔ My eyelids are surrounded by dark shadows.

OET-LV JOB 16:16

16 Face _of_my they _are _reddened from weeping and_is_on eyelids _of_my deep _darkness.

Show passage in OET: PRO 6:25

OET-RV PRO 6:25

25 Don’t lust in your mind for her beauty,
⇔ and don’t let her capture you with her eyelashes,

OET-LV PRO 6:25

25 Do _not desire beauty _of_her in_heart _of_your and_not let_her _capture _you with_eyelids _of_her.

Jump to OET JOB 16:16 section.

Jump to OET PRO 6:25 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

JOB: OET JOB 16:16

PRO: OET PRO 6:25 · OET PRO 30:13

Sense 2: eyes

Semantic domains: Creatures (001001002)

Definition: literally: eyelids; hence: = a poetic reference to the eye

Synonyms: עַיִן

Show passage in OET: PSA 11:4

OET-RV PSA 11:4

4 Yahweh’s in his sacred temple.
⇔ His eyes watch—his eyes examine humanity’s children.

OET-LV PSA 11:4

4 YHWH in_(the)_palace his _holiness _of_his YHWH is_in_heavens throne _of_his eyes _of_his they _see eyelids _of_his they _test the_children _of humankind.

Show passage in OET: PSA 132:4

OET-RV PSA 132:4

4 I won’t let my eyes close
⇔ ≈ or let myself doze away

OET-LV PSA 132:4

4 If I _will _give sleep _of to_eyes _of_my to_eyelids _of_my slumber.

Jump to OET PSA 11:4 section.

Jump to OET PSA 132:4 section.

All 5 recorded passages for this sense

PSA: OET PSA 11:4 · OET PSA 132:4

PRO: OET PRO 4:25 · OET PRO 6:4

JER: OET JER 9:18

Sense 3: first rays of dawn

Semantic domains: Time (002002002010)

Definition: literally: eyelids of the dawn; hence: = the earliest beginnings of the new morning

Collocations: עַפְעַפֵּי שַׁחַר

Show passage in OET: JOB 3:9

OET-RV JOB 3:9

9 May the stars of its twilight be dark.
⇔ May it stay waiting for the light that never arrives.
⇔ May it not see the dawn breaking.

OET-LV JOB 3:9

9 The_stars _of its _twilight _of_his let _them _grow _dark let _it _wait for_light and_there_was_not and_not let _it _look on_the_eyelids _of dawn.

Show passage in OET: JOB 41:10

OET-RV JOB 41:18

18 Its snorting causes flashes of light,
⇔ ≈ and its eyes are like the early rays of dawn.

OET-LV JOB 41:10

10  Sneezing(s)_of_its it _flashes _forth light and_eyes _of_its are_like_the_eyelids _of dawn.

Jump to OET JOB 3:9 section.

Jump to OET JOB 41:18 section.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew