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אֲפֵק H663
H663 is the Hebrew word אֲפֵק, transliterated ʼĂphêq and said af-ake'. The King James Version most often renders it aphek.
What it means
Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine.
Where it comes from
or אֲפִיק; from H662 (אָפַק) (in the sense of strength); fortress.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Aphek, Aphik.
Verses using אֲפֵק
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 12:18 · KJV
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
Joshua 13:4 · KJV
From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
Joshua 19:30 · KJV
Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
Judges 1:31 · KJV
Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:
1 Samuel 4:1 · KJV
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
1 Samuel 29:1 · KJV
Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
1 Kings 20:26 · KJV
And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
1 Kings 20:30 · KJV
But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
2 Kings 13:17 · KJV
And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD’s deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed them.
Common questions
What does Strong's H663 mean?
H663 is the Hebrew word אֲפֵק (ʼĂphêq), meaning Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine.
How is H663 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it aphek (7 times), also and aphek (1 time), nor of aphik (1 time).
How many times does H663 appear in the Bible?
אֲפֵק (ʼĂphêq) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H663 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or אֲפִיק; from H662 (אָפַק) (in the sense of strength); fortress.
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