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( àִ ), properly breathing-place, or the member by which we breathe (Num_11:20); also in the dual ( àִôִּéַí ), the two nostrils. The same word likewise signifies anger (Pro_22:24), as often shown in the breathing; and the face (Gen_3:19), so called from its most prominent feature; and in 1Sa_1:5 for two persons; a portion for two faces, i.e. a double portion (see Gesenius, s.v.). SEE NOSTRIL.