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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Noun
אופן / אֹפֶן • (ófen) m (plural indefinite אופנים / אֳפָנִים)
- 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
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Etymology 2
Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎔𐎐 (ảpn, “wheel”).
Noun
אוֹפַן • ('ofán) m
- (poetic or dated) A wheel (circular device on an axle).
- (Judaism) An angel of a particular kind.
- (Judaism) Any of various poems added on red-letter days to the morning prayer service at the passage והאופנים….
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