באפי נפשיה

אַפָּאI ch. c. same; 1) face, presence. Targ. Ez. 1:6; a. e.; V. אַנְפָּא.Gen. R. s. 35, beg. למיחזי סבר אַפָּאִי to see my countenance. Ib. s. 87 it is right הדין אַפָּהּ כסי that the face of this (idol) is covered.M. Kat. 20b באַפָּהּ in her presence, בלא א׳ in her absence.Transf. front. Ḥull.47a אפהוכ׳ the front (of the lungs) facing the examiner.With ל-, towards, opposite. Snh.72a קאי לאפאי he places himself opposite me (for defence). Pes.111b לאפֵּיה דשמאליה. (Ms. M. להדיה ש׳) towards, by his left side.Pl. אַפִּין, אַפַּיָּא face (b. h. אפים, פנים). Targ. Ez. 1:6; a. fr.Pesik. R. s. 21 א׳ בא׳ face to face. Cant. R. to III, 11 the angel has חמש א׳ five faces. Lam. R. to V, 5 א׳ בשחזר in darkness of countenance, in sadness. Y.B. Mets.IV, 9c bot ולא אמרין לה לכל א׳ but one must not say so in the presence of all (publicly). 2) (only in pl.) modes, ways. Targ. Cant. 1:11.Ned.41a אפֵּי הלבתא methods of talmudical disquisitions. Lam. R. to II, 2 שיתין א׳ sixty ways of interpretation. Ber.4b בתמניא א׳ (Var. אלפין, Ms. M. אלף בית) in eight ways, eightfold acrosticon. באפי נפשיה for itself, separately. Snh.56b; a. fr.; v. נַפְשָׁא. 3) esp. in the pl. אַפַּיָּא, אַפַּיָּיא character, nature Esth. R. introd. א׳ חציפתא impudent people (h. עזי פנים). Y.Snh.X, 28c bot. and if the Lord will not hear me א׳ שוין כל all natures (divinities) are alike (proverbial expression of distrust in God); Lam. R. introd. (R. Yitsḥ. 2) Ar. (ed. אַפַּיִּין); Pesik. Shubah p. 162b>; Ruth R. to II, 14. Cmp. אֹופִי.

אַפָּאI ch. c. same; 1) face, presence. Targ. Ez. 1:6; a. e.; V. אַנְפָּא.Gen. R. s. 35, beg. למיחזי סבר אַפָּאִי to see my countenance. Ib. s. 87 it is right הדין אַפָּהּ כסי that the face of this (idol) is covered.M. Kat. 20b באַפָּהּ in her presence, בלא א׳ in her absence.Transf. front. Ḥull.47a אפהוכ׳ the front (of the lungs) facing the examiner.With ל-, towards, opposite. Snh.72a קאי לאפאי he places himself opposite me (for defence). Pes.111b לאפֵּיה דשמאליה. (Ms. M. להדיה ש׳) towards, by his left side.Pl. אַפִּין, אַפַּיָּא face (b. h. אפים, פנים). Targ. Ez. 1:6; a. fr.Pesik. R. s. 21 א׳ בא׳ face to face. Cant. R. to III, 11 the angel has חמש א׳ five faces. Lam. R. to V, 5 א׳ בשחזר in darkness of countenance, in sadness. Y.B. Mets.IV, 9c bot ולא אמרין לה לכל א׳ but one must not say so in the presence of all (publicly). 2) (only in pl.) modes, ways. Targ. Cant. 1:11.Ned.41a אפֵּי הלבתא methods of talmudical disquisitions. Lam. R. to II, 2 שיתין א׳ sixty ways of interpretation. Ber.4b בתמניא א׳ (Var. אלפין, Ms. M. אלף בית) in eight ways, eightfold acrosticon. באפי נפשיה for itself, separately. Snh.56b; a. fr.; v. נַפְשָׁא. 3) esp. in the pl. אַפַּיָּא, אַפַּיָּיא character, nature Esth. R. introd. א׳ חציפתא impudent people (h. עזי פנים). Y.Snh.X, 28c bot. and if the Lord will not hear me א׳ שוין כל all natures (divinities) are alike (proverbial expression of distrust in God); Lam. R. introd. (R. Yitsḥ. 2) Ar. (ed. אַפַּיִּין); Pesik. Shubah p. 162b>; Ruth R. to II, 14. Cmp. אֹופִי.