Strong's Hebrew #6079 - עַפְעַף aphaph (eyelid)

dawning, eye-lid

From uwph; an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray -- dawning, eye-lid.

see HEBREW uwph

1) eyelid
1a) eyelid
1b) of dawn, rays of sun (figuratively)
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H5774
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1582b

[עַפְעַף] noun masculine^{Jer 9:17} eyelid (Late Hebrew id.; from fluttering ?); — only dual construct (see below) and suffix עַפְעַמַּי Job 16:16; Psalm 132:4, עַפְעַמֶּיךָ Proverbs 4:25; Proverbs 6:4, etc.; — eyelids, usually nearly = eyes (6 t. "" עֵינַיִם), as weeping, עַפְעַמֵּינוּ Jeremiah 9:17; closed in sleep Psalm 132:4; Proverbs 6:4, compare of צַלְמָוֶת Job 16:16; looking Proverbs 4:25 compare Psalm 11:4 (of ׳י, testing men); used seductively by wanton women Proverbs 6:25; raised, in arrogance (' superciliousness ' Proverbs 30:13; figurative עַפְעַמֵּישָֿׁ֑חַר Job 3:9 eyelids of dawn, break of dawn, Job 41:10 (simile).

Strong's Hebrew: 6079. עַפְעַף (aphaph) — 10 Occurrences

Job 3:9
HEB: וְאַל־ יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ שָֽׁחַר׃
NAS: And let it not see the breaking dawn;
KJV: but [have] none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
INT: not see the breaking dawn

Job 16:16
HEB: בֶ֑כִי וְעַ֖ל עַפְעַפַּ֣י צַלְמָֽוֶת׃
NAS: And deep darkness is on my eyelids,
KJV: with weeping, and on my eyelids [is] the shadow of death;
INT: weeping is on my eyelids and deep

Job 41:18
HEB: א֑וֹר וְ֝עֵינָ֗יו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ שָֽׁחַר׃
NAS: And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
KJV: and his eyes [are] like the eyelids of the morning.
INT: light and his eyes the eyelids of the morning

Psalm 11:4
HEB: עֵינָ֥יו יֶחֱז֑וּ עַפְעַפָּ֥יו יִ֝בְחֲנ֗וּ בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: behold, His eyelids test
KJV: behold, his eyelids try,
INT: his eyes behold his eyelids test the sons

Psalm 132:4
HEB: שְׁנַ֣ת לְעֵינָ֑י לְֽעַפְעַפַּ֥י תְּנוּמָֽה׃
NAS: to my eyes Or slumber to my eyelids,
KJV: [or] slumber to mine eyelids,
INT: sleep to my eyes to my eyelids slumber

Proverbs 4:25
HEB: לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: directly ahead And let your gaze be fixed straight
KJV: right on, and let thine eyelids look straight
INT: directly look your gaze be fixed front

Proverbs 6:4
HEB: לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃
NAS: Nor slumber to your eyelids;
KJV: nor slumber to thine eyelids.
INT: to your eyes slumber to your eyelids

Proverbs 6:25
HEB: וְאַל־ תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃
NAS: let her capture you with her eyelids.
KJV: neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
INT: Nor her capture her eyelids

Proverbs 30:13
HEB: רָמ֣וּ עֵינָ֑יו וְ֝עַפְעַפָּ֗יו יִנָּשֵֽׂאוּ׃
NAS: are his eyes! And his eyelids are raised
KJV: are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
INT: lofty are his eyes and his eyelids are raised

Jeremiah 9:18
HEB: עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙ דִּמְעָ֔ה וְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּ יִזְּלוּ־ מָֽיִם׃
NAS: tears And our eyelids flow
KJV: with tears, and our eyelids gush out
INT: our eyes tears and our eyelids flow water