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אֶפֶס H657

H657 is the Hebrew word אֶפֶס, transliterated ʼepheç and said eh'-fes. The King James Version most often renders it ends.

Word: אֶפֶסTransliteration: ʼepheçSaid: eh'-fesLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 38 verses

What it means

cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot.

Where it comes from

from H656 (אָפֵס); (sometimes like H6466 (פָּעַל)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 28 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

ends 12×none 3×not 3×without 2×nevertheless 1×only 1×but 1×save 1×notwithstanding 1×howbeit 1×uttermost parts 1×want 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: ankle, but (only), end, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless (where), no, none (beside), not (any, -withstanding), thing of nought, save(-ing), there, uttermost part, want, without (cause).

Verses using אֶפֶס

All 38 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 13:28 · KJV

Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

Numbers 22:35 · KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

Numbers 23:13 · KJV

And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

Deuteronomy 15:4 · KJV

Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:

Deuteronomy 32:36 · KJV

For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.

Deuteronomy 33:17 · KJV

His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

Judges 4:9 · KJV

And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

1 Samuel 2:10 · KJV

The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

2 Samuel 9:3 · KJV

And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

2 Samuel 12:14 · KJV

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

2 Kings 14:26 · KJV

For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

Job 7:6 · KJV

My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.

Psalm 2:8 · KJV

Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Psalm 22:27 · KJV

All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

Psalm 59:13 · KJV

Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

Psalm 67:7 · KJV

God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

Psalm 72:8 · KJV

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.

Psalm 98:3 · KJV

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Proverbs 14:28 · KJV

In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

Proverbs 26:20 · KJV

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Proverbs 30:4 · KJV

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?

Isaiah 5:8 · KJV

Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!

Isaiah 40:17 · KJV

All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

Isaiah 41:29 · KJV

Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.

Isaiah 45:6 · KJV

That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.

Isaiah 45:14 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.

Isaiah 45:22 · KJV

Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

Isaiah 46:9 · KJV

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,

Isaiah 47:8 · KJV

Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

Isaiah 52:10 · KJV

The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 54:15 · KJV

Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.

Jeremiah 16:19 · KJV

O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

Daniel 8:25 · KJV

And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Amos 6:10 · KJV

And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

Amos 9:8 · KJV

Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.

Micah 5:4 · KJV

And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

Zephaniah 2:15 · KJV

This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

Zechariah 9:10 · KJV

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

Common questions

What does Strong's H657 mean?

H657 is the Hebrew word אֶפֶס (ʼepheç), meaning cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot.

How is H657 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it ends (12 times), none (3 times), not (3 times), without (2 times), nevertheless (1 time), among others.

How many times does H657 appear in the Bible?

אֶפֶס (ʼepheç) is tagged in 38 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H657 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H656 (אָפֵס); (sometimes like H6466 (פָּעַל)).

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