אופן

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See also: אופֿן

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־פ־ן (ʾ-p-n)

Pronunciation

Noun

אופן / אֹפֶן (ófenm (plural indefinite אופנים / אֳפָנִים)

  1. way, manner
    • 1974, Zelda, Every Person Has a Name :
      לְכָל אִישׁ יֵשׁ שֵׁם שֶׁנָּתְנוּ לוֹ קוֹמָתוֹ וְאֹפֶן חִיּוּכוֹ וְנָתַן לוֹ הָאָרִיג,
      To every person there is a name that was given to them by their stature and the manner of their smile and that was given to them by the weave
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
א־פ־ן (ʾ-p-n)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎔𐎐 (ảpn, wheel).

Noun

אוֹפַן ('ofánm

  1. (poetic or dated) A wheel (circular device on an axle).
  2. (Judaism) An angel of a particular kind.
  3. (Judaism) Any of various poems added on red-letter days to the morning prayer service at the passage והאופנים…‏‎.
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