Lexicon
עָפַל
a.phal
H6075A
H:V Hebrew

to swell

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a.phal describes a soul portrayed as swollen within a person and set against uprightness.

The lone attestation depicts a person's soul as swollen within him, in contrast to being upright.

Senses in use

  1. A soul portrayed as swollen within someone · dominant

    In Habakkuk 2:4, the Pual perfect feminine singular form describes “his soul” in the clause set against being upright; the APB renders the verse, “his soul is swollen within him and is not upright.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Habakkuk 2:4, the APB presents the clause as “his soul is swollen within him,”.

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