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Lexicon :: Strong's H650 - 'āp̄îq

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אָפִיק
Transliteration
'āp̄îq
Pronunciation
aw-feek'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָפַק (H662)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 149a

Strong’s Definitions

אָפִיק ʼâphîyq, aw-feek'; from H622; properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero:—brook, channel, mighty, river, scale, stream, strong piece.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H650 in the following manner: river (10x), channel (3x), stream (2x), brooks (1x), mighty (1x), scales (1x), strong (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H650 in the following manner: river (10x), channel (3x), stream (2x), brooks (1x), mighty (1x), scales (1x), strong (1x).

  1. channel

  2. ravine

  3. of hollow bones (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָפִיק ʼâphîyq, aw-feek'; from H622; properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero:—brook, channel, mighty, river, scale, stream, strong piece.
STRONGS H650: Abbreviations
† [אָפִיק] noun masculine 2 Samuel 22:16 channel (as holding, confining waters; in poetry) — construct אֲפִיק Job 6:15; plural אֲפִיקִים Ezekiel 6:3 +; אֲפִקִים Ezekiel 32:6; construct אֲפִיקֵי Joel 1:20 +; suffix אֲפִיקֶיךָ Ezekiel 35:8; אֲפִיקָיו Isaiah 8:7 — channel = stream-bed, ravine, wady מַיִם א׳ Psalm 42:2; Joel 1:20; compare Joel 4:18; Songs 5:12; also Psalm 18:16, but better יָם א׳ 2 Samuel 22:16; נְחָלִים א׳ Job 6:15; of river-bed Isaiah 8:7; so also (without defining word) Ezekiel 31:12; Ezekiel 32:6; Ezekiel 34:13; Psalm 126:4; || גַּיְא Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 35:8; Ezekiel 36:4, 6; figurative of bones of hippopotamus (as hollow) נְחֻשָׁה א׳ Job 40:18; of furrows between scales of crocodile מָגִּנִּים א׳ Job 41:7 — מְזִיהַ אֲפִיקִים Job 12:21 is dubious; read perhaps אַבִּירִים Du (see also Bu). Thes MV Di and others say girdle of the strong (אָפִיק = firm forceful, or — Di — capable, powerful); || נְדָבִים.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

22:16; 22:16

Job

6:15; 6:15; 12:21; 40:18; 41:7

Psalms

18:16; 42:2; 126:4

Song of Songs

5:12

Isaiah

8:7; 8:7

Ezekiel

6:3; 6:3; 31:12; 32:6; 32:6; 34:13; 35:8; 35:8; 36:4; 36:6

Joel

1:20; 1:20