Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H102 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אַגָּף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | probably from H5062 (through the idea of impending) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 7 |
| Transliteration: | aggaph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ag-gawf' |
| Meaning: | 1. a cover or heap 2. i.e. (only plural) wings of an army, or crowds of troops |
| KJV Renderings: | bands. |
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[אֲגַף] noun [masculine] band, army (loan-word, originally wing of army; Assyrian agappu , Aramaic אגף, wing. Others, from גפ֩ף, Sta§ 256 b) — All Ezekiel & all plural (or dual ?) אֲגַפֶּיךָ Ezek 38:9; Ezek 39:4 אֲגַפָּיו Ezek 12:14 + 3 t; אֲגַפֶּיהָ Ezek 38:6 (all with כָּלֿ except Ezek 38:22) — bands, armies of king of Judah Ezek 12:14; Ezek 17:21 hordes ( RV ) of Gog Ezek 38:9; Ezek 38:22; Ezek 39:4 specifically of גֹּמֶר Ezek 38:6 of תּוֺגַרְמָה ib.
[גַּף] noun feminine: Dan 7:4 wing of bird ( ᵑ7 גַּף, גַּפְּא, גַּנְפָּא (? DWB 79), Syriac [untranscribed source text 5962]; akin to Biblical Hebrew אֲגַף , Assyrian aggapu ? according to NöM 77 (compare Mandean גאדפא, ᵑ7 גַּדְפָּא), IdGGA, 1884, 1019, √ גִדף, Arabic [untranscribed source text 5963], [untranscribed source text 5964] fly, row (but this loan-word Frä227)); — plural absolute wings, גַּפִּין Dan 7:4; Dan 7:6 suffix גַּפִּיהּ Dan 7:4 Kt ( Qr singular נַּפַּהּ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
