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ʿāfal עָפַלAto swell, Bto presume’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: עָפַל, עָפַל

ʿāfal v
A1) to lift up, swell, be lifted up
 1a) (Pual) to swell
 1b) (Hiphil) to be bold, be swelled
B1) to presume, be heedless
 1a) (Hiphil) to be heedless, show heedlessness

Mentioned in Numbers 14:44 Habakkuk 2:4

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