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

Lemmaאַף
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤐
Transliterationʼaph
Strong'sH638
In-contextand 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

Rootאף (ʾ-p̄)
Core Meaningsnose, breath, anger, extension, addition, intensification
Semantic Rangealso, even, indeed, moreover, furthermore, yea, but (adversative in some contexts), how much more/less (in comparative constructions)
Conceptual Significanceאַף 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 NotesConjunction 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 RationaleThe 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

Word Usage (4 occurrences of H638)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 6:23 וְ/אַ֤ף veaf and also
Ezra 5:10 וְ/אַ֧ף veaf and also
Ezra 5:14 וְ֠/אַף veaf and also