אָפַף ʼâphaph

Hebrew · Strong's H661 · pronounced aw-faf' · used 5 times in 5 verses

Meaning

to surround

In the King James Version: compass.

Derivation: a primitive root;

2 Samuel 22:5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Psalms 18:4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Psalms 40:12 For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
Psalms 116:3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Jonah 2:5 The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.