Strong's Lexicon

H2196

H2196 — זָעַף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewza`aphverb-stemOccurrences: 5TWOT: 569

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2196
Word:	זָעַף
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	5
Transliteration:	za`aph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	zaw-af'
Meaning:	1. (properly) to boil up, i.e. (figuratively) to be peevish or angry
KJV Renderings:	fret, sad, worse liking, be wroth.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2419

[זַעַף] verb be out of humour, vexed; be enraged (Aramaic [untranscribed source text 1529] rage against, זְעַף to storm, זַעֲפָא storm; compare Samaritan [untranscribed source text 1530] blow, breathe) —

Qal Imperfect יִזְעַף Prov 19:3 וַיִּזְעַף 2Chr 26:19 Infinitive זַעְפּוֺ 2Chr 26:19 Participle plural זֹעֲפִים Gen 40:6; Dan 1:10 —

1. be out of humour Gen 40:6 ( E ); dejected, of face Dan 1:10 followed by עַל Prov 19:3 fret against ( AV ).

2. be enraged (late: compare Aramaic above) 2Chr 26:19 followed by עִם 2Chr 26:19 .

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

זעף (zāh-gaph’)

Genesis 40:6

KJV: And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad.

EHCC: behold, they (were) sad.