"Now I will arise," says the LORD, "Now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.
Original word: אָ֫פַע
Transliteration: epha
Definition (short): nought
Definition (full): a breath, nothing
Word Origin:
of uncertain derivation, perhaps for ephes, q.v.
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From an unused root probably meaning to breathe; properly, a breath, i.e. Nothing -- of nought.