Lexical Definition

‎אָפַף‎ ʼâphaph (aw-faf') to surround ^H:V
a primitive root

compass.

• to surround

1) to surround, encompass
1a) (Qal) to encompass

See Greek: περιέχω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אָפַף‎ verb surround, encompass (Assyrian apâpu Zim^{BP 59}) —

Qal Perfect ‎אָֽפְפוּ‎ Ps 40:13* ;‎אְפָפוּנִי‎ Ps 18:5* +; — encompass (poetry) literal Jonah 2:6* (subject ‎מַיִם‎); figurative, subject evils & misfortunes ‎רָעוֺת‎ Ps 40:13* (followed by ‎עָלַי‎); ‎מִשְׁבְּרֵי מות‎ 2Sam 22:5, compare ‎׳‎‎חֶבְלֵי מ‎ Ps 18:5*, also Ps 116:3.

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