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foÌ„m (קצף, kÌ£eceph (); ἀφÏοÌÏ‚, aphroÌs (), ἀφÏιÌζω, aphrıÌzoÌ„ (, ), ἐπαφÏιÌζω, epaphrıÌzoÌ„ ()): KÌ£eceph from kÌ£aÌ„caph, “to break to pieces,†or “to break forth into anger,†“to be angry,†occurs often in the sense of “wrath†or “anger†(e.g. ; , etc.), and in this passage has been rendered “twigs†or “chips,†“As for Samaria, her king is cut off, as foam (the Revised Version, margin “twigsâ€) upon the water†(). The other references are from the New Testament. In Jude, evil-doers or false teachers are compared to the “wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame.†In Mark and Luke the references are to the boy with a dumb spirit who foamed at the mouth.