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Lexicon :: Strong's H657 - 'ep̄es

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אֶפֶס
Transliteration
'ep̄es
Pronunciation
eh'-fes
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 147a

Strong’s Definitions

אֶפֶס ʼepheç, eh'-fes; from H656; (sometimes like H6466) 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:—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).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x

The KJV translates Strong's H657 in the following manner: ends (13x), no (4x), none (3x), not (3x), nothing (2x), without (2x), else (2x), beside (1x), but (1x), cause (1x), howbeit (1x), miscellaneous (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 43x
The KJV translates Strong's H657 in the following manner: ends (13x), no (4x), none (3x), not (3x), nothing (2x), without (2x), else (2x), beside (1x), but (1x), cause (1x), howbeit (1x), miscellaneous (10x).

  1. ceasing, end, finality

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶפֶס ʼepheç, eh'-fes; from H656; (sometimes like H6466) 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:—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).
STRONGS H657: Abbreviations
† אָ֑פֶס אֶ֫פֶס noun masculine properly ceasing, hence
1. end, extremity, only in the poetic phrase אַפְסֵי אֶרֶץ (Psalm 59:14 הארץ א׳) ends, extreme limits, of the earth, used especially hyperbolically: Deuteronomy 33:17; 1 Samuel 2:10; Micah 5:3; Jeremiah 16:19; Psalm 2:8; Psalm 59:14; Psalm 72:8 (= Zechariah 9:10); + כָּל־ Isaiah 45:22; Isaiah 52:10b (= Psalm 98:3b) Psalm 22:28; Psalm 67:8; Proverbs 30:4.
2. Expressing non-existence:
a. as substantive. (mostly a rare poetic synonym of אַיִן): Isaiah 34:12 and all his princes יִהְיוּ אָ֑פֶס shall become nought, (Isaiah 41:29, 12 יִהְיוּ כְאַיִן וּכְאֶפֶס; Isaiah 40:17 מֵאֶפֶס וָתֹהוּ (|| כְּאַיִן) as made of nought and worthlessness are they accounted by him, [H659 Isaiah 41:24] (read פָּעָלְכָם מֵאָ֑פֶס, || מֵאַיִן see אֶפַע); Isaiah 52:4 and Asshur oppressed him בְּאֶפֶס for nought.
b. as particle of negation, prop. cessation of...! (compare ⬩⬩⬩אֵין nought of...), very rare in prose (2 Samuel 9:3), chiefly a poetic synonym of ׃אֵין Isaiah 5:8 עַד אֶפֶס מָקוֺם till there is an end of place = till there is no place (compare עַָד אֵין Psalm 40:13), Amos 6:10 (compare אָֽיִן Judges 4:20), Deuteronomy 32:36 (hence, in prose, 2 Kings 14:26), Isaiah 45:6 (compare אָין Isaiah 43:11) Isaiah 43:14; Isaiah 46:9; Isaiah 54:15; אֲנִי וְאַפְסִי עוֺד Zephaniah 2:15; Isaiah 47:8, 10 is probably to be rendered, 'I am, and there is none besides (so Ges Ew Di etc.), the י being 'paragogic' as in זוּלָתי etc. (Ges§ 90, 3 a Ew§ 211 b), compare וְאֵין עוֺד Isaiah 45:5, 6, 18, 21; but according to De the י is suffix of 1st person singular 'I am, and I am nought besides' (i.e. and I am nought besides my all-sufficient self). — בְּאֶפֶס (like בְּאֵין, which see) without: Proverbs 14:28; Proverbs 26:20; Job 7:6; Daniel 8:25.
c. as adverb of limitation:
(a) only: Numbers 22:35 (compare אַח Numbers 22:20) Numbers 23:13.
(b) אֶפֶס כִּי save that, howbeit (qualifying a preceding statement): Numbers 13:28; Deuteronomy 1:5; Judges 4:9; Amos 9:8 (+ 1 Samuel 1:5 Greek Version of the LXX We Sta Dr). So אֶפֶס alone 2 Samuel 12:14 (the following כִּי signifying because).

† [אֹ֫פֶס] noun [masculine] only in the dual אָפְסָ֑ים (not א׳; see Baer), literally the two extremities, i.e. either the soles of the feet (so AW Ges; compare Aramaic פִּיסְּתָא, aXtsfp, or the ankles (so Syriac Version Targum Vulgate, & most): only Ezekiel 47:2 מֵי א׳ water of (i.e. reaching to) the soles (or ankles); compare Ezekiel 47:4 מֵי מָתְנָ֑יִם water reaching to the loins.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

13:28; 22:20; 22:35; 23:13

Deuteronomy

1:5; 32:36; 33:17

Judges

4:9; 4:20

1 Samuel

1:5; 2:10

2 Samuel

9:3; 12:14

2 Kings

14:26

Job

7:6

Psalms

2:8; 22:28; 40:13; 59:14; 59:14; 72:8; 98:3

Proverbs

14:28; 26:20; 30:4

Isaiah

5:8; 34:12; 40:17; 41:12; 41:29; 43:11; 43:14; 45:5; 45:6; 45:6; 45:18; 45:21; 45:22; 46:9; 47:8; 47:10; 52:4; 52:10; 54:15

Jeremiah

16:19

Ezekiel

47:2; 47:4

Daniel

8:25

Amos

6:10; 9:8

Micah

5:3

Zephaniah

2:15

Zechariah

9:10

H657

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Strong's Number H657 matches the Hebrew אֶפֶס ('ep̄es),
which occurs 44 times in 43 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:28 - But the inhabitants are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large. Moreover we saw the descendants of Anak there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 22:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:35 - But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, "Go with the men, but you may only speak the word that I will speak to you." So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:13 - Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place from which you can observe them. You will see only a part of them, but you will not see all of them. Curse them for me from there."

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:4 - However, there should not be any poor among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land that he is giving you as an inheritance,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:36

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:36 - The LORD will judge his people, and will change his plans concerning his servants; when he sees that their power has disappeared, and that no one is left, whether confined or set free.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:17 - May the firstborn of his bull bring him honor, and may his horns be those of a wild ox; with them may he gore all peoples, all the far reaches of the earth. They are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:9 - She said, "I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame on the expedition you are undertaking, for the LORD will turn Sisera over to a woman." Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:10 - The LORD shatters his adversaries; he thunders against them from the heavens. The LORD executes judgment to the ends of the earth. He will strengthen his king and exalt the power of his anointed one."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:3 - The king asked, "Is there not someone left from Saul's family, that I may extend God's kindness to him?" Ziba said to the king, "One of Jonathan's sons is left; both of his feet are crippled."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:14 - Nonetheless, because you have treated the LORD with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:26 - The LORD saw Israel's intense suffering; everyone was weak and incapacitated and Israel had no deliverer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:6 - My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle and they come to an end without hope.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 2:8 - Ask me, and I will give you the nations as your inheritance, the ends of the earth as your personal property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:27 - Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the LORD and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:13 - Angrily wipe them out! Wipe them out so they vanish! Let them know that God rules in Jacob and to the ends of the earth! (Selah)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 67:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 67:7 - May God bless us! Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:8 - May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 98:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 98:3 - He remains loyal and faithful to the family of Israel. All the ends of the earth see our God deliver us.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:28 - A king's glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:20 - Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:4 - Who has ascended into heaven, and then descended? Who has gathered up the winds in his fists? Who has bound up the waters in his cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name? - if you know!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:8 - Those who accumulate houses are as good as dead, those who also accumulate landed property until there is no land left, and you are the only landowners remaining within the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 34:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:12 - Her nobles will have nothing left to call a kingdom and all her officials will disappear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:17 - All the nations are insignificant before him; they are regarded as absolutely nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:12 - When you will look for your opponents, you will not find them; your enemies will be reduced to absolutely nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:29

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:29 - Look, all of them are nothing, their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:6 - I do this so people will recognize from east to west that there is no God but me; I am the LORD, I have no peer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:14 - This is what the LORD says: "The profit of Egypt and the revenue of Ethiopia, along with the Sabeans, those tall men, will be brought to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. They will bow down to you and pray to you: 'Truly God is with you; he has no peer; there is no other God!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:22

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:22 - Turn to me so you can be delivered, all you who live in the earth's remote regions! For I am God, and I have no peer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:9 - Remember what I accomplished in antiquity! Truly I am God, I have no peer; I am God, and there is none like me,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:8 - So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself, 'I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:10 - You were complacent in your evil deeds; you thought, 'No one sees me.' Your self-professed wisdom and knowledge lead you astray, when you say, 'I am unique! No one can compare to me!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:4 - For this is what the sovereign LORD says: "In the beginning my people went to live temporarily in Egypt; Assyria oppressed them for no good reason.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:10 - The LORD reveals his royal power in the sight of all the nations; the entire earth sees our God deliver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:15 - If anyone dares to challenge you, it will not be my doing! Whoever tries to challenge you will be defeated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:19 - Then I said, "LORD, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say, 'Our ancestors had nothing but false gods - worthless idols that could not help them at all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:3 - When the man went out toward the east with a measuring line in his hand, he measured 1,750 feet, and then he led me through water, which was ankle deep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:25 - By his treachery he will succeed through deceit. He will have an arrogant attitude, and he will destroy many who are unaware of his schemes. He will rise up against the Prince of princes, yet he will be broken apart - but not by human agency.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:10 - When their close relatives, the ones who will burn the corpses, pick up their bodies to remove the bones from the house, they will say to anyone who is in the inner rooms of the house, "Is anyone else with you?" He will respond, "Be quiet! Don't invoke the LORD's name!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:8 - Look, the sovereign LORD is watching the sinful nation, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. But I will not completely destroy the family of Jacob," says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:4 - He will assume his post and shepherd the people by the LORD's strength, by the sovereign authority of the LORD his God. They will live securely, for at that time he will be honored even in the distant regions of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 2:15 - This is how the once-proud city will end up - the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, "I am unique! No one can compare to me!" What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:10 - I will remove the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be removed. Then he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.
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