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Lexicon :: Strong's H663 - 'ăp̄ēq

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אֲפֵק
Transliteration
'ăp̄ēq
Pronunciation
af-ake'
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָפַק (H662) (in the sense of strength)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲפֵק ʼĂphêq, af-ake'; or אֲפִיק ʼĂphîyq; from H662 (in the sense of strength); fortress; Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine:—Aphek, Aphik.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H663 in the following manner: Aphek (8x), Aphik (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H663 in the following manner: Aphek (8x), Aphik (1x).

  1. Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure"

    1. a Canaanite city near Jezreel

    2. a city in territory of Asher

    3. a city northeast of Beirut in Transjordan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲפֵק ʼĂphêq, af-ake'; or אֲפִיק ʼĂphîyq; from H662 (in the sense of strength); fortress; Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine:—Aphek, Aphik.
STRONGS H663: Abbreviations
† אֲפֵק אֲפִיק (Judges 1:31) proper name, of a location Aphek (perhaps enclosure, or fortress). **now probable that 1 should include Joshua 12:18; 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Samuel 29:1 and 2 Kings 13:22: L; town not near Jezreel, but at north end of Philistine plain; compare Li. with Wecompare 254 Dr1 Sam 29:11 RSOTJC 2.435 GASmGeogr. 400 f. BuhlGeogr. 212 (and N.) BuRS 235 f.; more doubtful are 1 Kings 20:26; 1 Kings 20:30; 2 Kings 13:17 (Kit 1 Kings 20:26); these, with Joshua 19:30; Judges 1:31, might denote an Aphek near Jezreel.
1. city near Jezreel (Assyrian Apḳu, compare DlPa 287) Joshua 12:18; 1 Samuel 29:1 (אֲפֵ֑קָה, so) 1 Kings 20:26, 30 compare 2 Kings 13:7.
2. city in tribe of Asher Joshua 19:30; Judges 1:31 (אֲפִיק).
3. city northeast of Beirût, modern Afqa Joshua 13:4 אֲפֵ֑קָת see Di.
4. place near Mizpah 1 Samuel 4:1 (compare 1 Samuel 7:12).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

12:18; 12:18; 13:4; 19:30; 19:30

Judges

1:31; 1:31; 1:31

1 Samuel

4:1; 4:1; 7:12; 29:1; 29:1; 29:11

1 Kings

20:26; 20:26; 20:26; 20:30; 20:30

2 Kings

13:7; 13:17; 13:22