Strong's Lexicon gaph: Wing, edge, extremity Original Word: גַּף Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to curve or arch. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is "πτερύγιον" (pterygion), which also means wing or extremity. Usage: The Hebrew word "gaph" is used to describe the wing or edge of something, often in a metaphorical sense. It can refer to the wings of a bird or the extremities of a garment. In biblical literature, it is sometimes used to symbolize protection, covering, or the outermost part of an object. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, wings were often associated with protection and refuge. The imagery of wings is frequently used in the Bible to convey God's care and shelter over His people, as a bird shelters its young under its wings. The concept of the "edge" or "extremity" also carries the idea of reaching out to the farthest point, which can symbolize God's encompassing presence. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin(Aramaic) corresponding to gaph Definition wing (of a bird) NASB Translation wings (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs [גַּף] noun feminine: Daniel 7:4 wing of bird (ᵑ7 גַּף, גַּמְּא, גַּנְמָּא (? DWB 79), Syriac  ; akin to Biblical Hebrew אֲגַף, Assyrian aggapu ? according to NöM 77 (compare Mandean גאדפא, ᵑ7 גַּדְמָּא), IdGGA, 1884, 1019, √ גִדף, Arabic  ,  fly, row (but this loan-word Frä227)); — plural absolute wings, גַּמִּין Daniel 7:4,6; suffix גַּמִּיהּ Daniel 7:4 Kt (Qr singular נַּמַּהּ). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance wing (Aramaic) corresponding to gaph; a wing -- wing. see HEBREW gaph Forms and Transliterations גַּפִּ֥ין גַפַּ֜יהּ גפיה גפין וְגַפִּ֥ין וגפין ḡap·payh gap·pîn gapPaih ḡappayh gapPin gappîn vegapPin wə·ḡap·pîn wəḡappînLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Daniel 7:4 HEB: קַדְמָיְתָ֣א כְאַרְיֵ֔ה וְגַפִּ֥ין דִּֽי־ נְשַׁ֖ר NAS: [was] like a lion and had [the] wings of an eagle. KJV: and had eagle's wings: I beheld INT: the first A lion and had wings forasmuch of an eagle Daniel 7:4 Daniel 7:6 3 Occurrences |
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