Anger אַף

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jul 11, 2025 · 3m

We are in Exodus chapter four with our word for today. אַף nostril, nose, face, anger, nostrils. It is used 277 times in the Old Testament. We find our word used to refer to literal nose or nostril. Isaiah 2:22 Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in their בְּאַפּ֑וֹ nostrils. Why hold them in esteem?

Ezekiel 16:12 I put a ring on your אַפֵּ֔ךְ nose, earrings on your ears and a beautiful crown on your head. Amos 4:10 I sent plagues among you as I did to Egypt. I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your…