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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.

Word: אֲפֵקTransliteration: ʼĂphêqSaid: af-ake'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

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.

aphek 7×also and aphek 1×nor of aphik 1×

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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