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אָפִיק H650

H650 is the Hebrew word אָפִיק, transliterated ʼâphîyq and said aw-feek'. The King James Version most often renders it rivers.

Word: אָפִיקTransliteration: ʼâphîyqSaid: aw-feek'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a hero.

Where it comes from

from H622 (אָסַף).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

rivers 10×channels 2×stream 1×strong 1×scales 1×brooks 1×streams 1×over all his channels 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: brook, channel, mighty, river, [phrase] scale, stream, strong piece.

Verses using אָפִיק

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

2 Samuel 22:16 · KJV

And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

Job 6:15 · KJV

My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

Job 40:18 · KJV

His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.

Job 41:15 · KJV

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Psalm 18:15 · KJV

Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

Psalm 42:1 · KJV

As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

Psalm 126:4 · KJV

Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.

Song of Solomon 5:12 · KJV

His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.

Isaiah 8:7 · KJV

Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:

Ezekiel 6:3 · KJV

And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.

Ezekiel 31:12 · KJV

And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

Ezekiel 32:6 · KJV

I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou swimmest, even to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full of thee.

Ezekiel 34:13 · KJV

And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country.

Ezekiel 35:8 · KJV

And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword.

Ezekiel 36:4 · KJV

Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about;

Ezekiel 36:6 · KJV

Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of the heathen:

Joel 1:20 · KJV

The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

Joel 3:18 · KJV

And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of Shittim.

Common questions

What does Strong's H650 mean?

H650 is the Hebrew word אָפִיק (ʼâphîyq), meaning properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a hero.

How is H650 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it rivers (10 times), channels (2 times), stream (1 time), strong (1 time), scales (1 time), among others.

How many times does H650 appear in the Bible?

אָפִיק (ʼâphîyq) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H650 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H622 (אָסַף).

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