אֲפֵר
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H666
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
covering tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
אֲפֵר: covering, bandage tree →
The whole BDB entry
n.[m.] covering, bandage (Assyrian ipru, covering ZimBP 95, êpartu, garment, Id.ib. & DlPr 54) א׳ עַל־עֵינָיו 1 K 20:38 cf. v 41.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (3 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: bandage (2).
In the verses
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וַיִּתְחַפֵּ֥שׂ בָּאֲפֵ֖ר עַל־עֵינָֽיו׃
Word for word: and he.went the prophet and he.stood for the king on the way and he.disguised.himself with (the) bandage over eyes his
JPS 1917: So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with his headband over his eyes.
וַיְמַהֵ֕ר וַיָּ֙סַר֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֲפֵ֔ר מֵעֲלֵ֖י עֵינָ֑יו וַיַּכֵּ֤ר אֹתוֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵֽהַנְּבִאִ֖ים הֽוּא׃
Word for word: and he.hastened and he.removed (et) the bandage from over eyes his and he.recognized him the.king of.Israel (dm).that [was].one of the.prophets he
JPS 1917: And he hastened, and took the headband away from his eyes; and the king of Israel discerned him that he was of the prophets.
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