וְ/אַ֤ף
𐤅/𐤀𐤐
veaf
and also
(Aramaic) corresponding to אַף; {meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though}; also.
H638
Daniel 6:23 · Word #16
Lexicon H638
| Lemma | אַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤐 |
| Transliteration | ʼaph |
| Strong's | H638 |
| In-context | and also |
Morphology AC/Ta
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | T — Particle — Function word |
| Subtype | a — Affirmation — Affirmation particle |
SIBI-P1 H637-03
and indeed also
| Root | אף (ʾ-p̄) |
| Core Meanings | nose, breath, anger, extension, addition, intensification |
| Semantic Range | also, even, indeed, moreover, furthermore, yea, but (adversative in some contexts), how much more/less (in comparative constructions) |
| Conceptual Significance | אַף illustrates how a concrete image (nose/breath) develops into abstract discourse functions such as emphasis and intensification. In biblical narrative and poetry, it strengthens assertions, heightens emotion, or advances argumentation, often adding rhetorical force to divine speech or covenantal instruction. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ (waw) prefixed to the adverbial particle אַף; classified as Hebrew Conjunction + Discourse/Adverbial particle (HC/D). Indeclinable, with no gender, number, or person marking. |
| Rendering Rationale | The particle אַף carries the sense of addition or intensification, extending a statement further—originally linked to the idea of "nose/breath" and by extension "anger" or heightened force. With the prefixed conjunction וְ (“and”), the form וְאַף functions as a conjunctive adverb meaning "and indeed also," preserving both the additive and emphatic force inherent in the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root אף (nose, breath, anger, extension, addition, intensification)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H637-01 |
af | even-more |
H639-01 |
apah | her nose |
H639-08 |
apeykha | your nostrils |
H639-11 |
apo | his nose |
H639-16 |
beapo | in his nose |
H637-02 |
haaf | indeed? / the nose (the anger) |
H639-20 |
leapey | to the nostrils of |
H639-29 |
veapayim | in (the) dual-nostrils; and Appaim ("Twin-Nostrils") |
H639-30 |
veapekha | by your nostril-anger |