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It implies a cause-and-effect relationship, where certain actions lead to specific outcomes or rewards. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the end or result of a matter.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of cause and effect was deeply embedded in the understanding of divine justice and covenantal relationships. The Israelites believed that obedience to God's laws would result in blessings, while disobedience would lead to curses. This understanding is reflected in the covenantal language found throughout the Torah, where blessings and curses are laid out as consequences of the people's actions.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/404.htm">akaph</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>pressure<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pressure (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">אֶ֫כֶף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>pressure</b></font>, suffix <font class="hebrew2">אַכְמִּי</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/33-7.htm">Job 33:7</a> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> and others read <font class="hebrew2">כַּמִּי</font> compare <a href="/interlinear/job/13-21.htm">Job 13:21</a>, but compare Di). <p><font class="hebrew2">אכר</font> (Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb003807.gif"> <em>dig, till</em> the ground). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>hand <p>From <a href="/hebrew/404.htm">'akaph</a>; a load; by implication, a stroke (others dignity) -- hand. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/404.htm">'akaph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י ואכפי veachPi wə’aḵpî wə·’aḵ·pî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/33-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 33:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֣א תְבַעֲתֶ֑ךָּ <b> וְ֝אַכְפִּ֗י </b> עָלֶ֥יךָ לֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you, Nor <span class="itali">should my pressure</span> weigh heavily<br><a href="/kjvs/job/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall not make thee afraid, <span class="itali">neither shall my hand</span> be heavy<br><a href="/interlinear/job/33-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> no terrify <span class="itali">my pressure</span> and Nor<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_405.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_405.htm">Strong's Hebrew 405<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/veachpi_405.htm">wə·’aḵ·pî — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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