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אָפֵס H656

H656 is the Hebrew word אָפֵס, transliterated ʼâphêç and said aw-face'. The King James Version most often renders it clean gone.

Word: אָפֵסTransliteration: ʼâphêçSaid: aw-face'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 3 verses

What it means

to disappear, i.e. cease.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

clean gone 1×end 1×brought to nought 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: be clean gone (at an end, brought to nought), fail.

Verses using אָפֵס

All 3 verses, quoted in full.

Psalm 77:8 · KJV

Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore?

Isaiah 16:4 · KJV

Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.

Isaiah 29:20 · KJV

For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

Common questions

What does Strong's H656 mean?

H656 is the Hebrew word אָפֵס (ʼâphêç), meaning to disappear, i.e. cease.

How is H656 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it clean gone (1 time), end (1 time), brought to nought (1 time).

How many times does H656 appear in the Bible?

אָפֵס (ʼâphêç) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H656 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

H653 · אֲפֵלָה — duskiness, figuratively, misfortune…H654 · אֶפְלָל — Ephlal, an Israelite H655 · אֹפֶן — a turn, i.e. a season H657 · אֶפֶס — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the…H658 · אֶפֶס דַּמִּים — Ephes-Dammim, a place in Palestine H659 · אֵפַע — properly, a breath, i.e. nothing

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