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Lexicon :: Strong's H663 - 'ăp̄ēq

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אֲפֵק
Transliteration
'ăp̄ēq
Pronunciation
af-ake'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From אָפַק (H662) (in the sense of strength)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲפֵק ʼĂphêq, af-ake'; or אֲפִיק ʼĂphîyq; from H662 (in the sense of strength); fortress; Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine:—Aphek, Aphik.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H663 in the following manner: Aphek (8x), Aphik (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H663 in the following manner: Aphek (8x), Aphik (1x).

  1. Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure"

    1. a Canaanite city near Jezreel

    2. a city in territory of Asher

    3. a city northeast of Beirut in Transjordan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲפֵק ʼĂphêq, af-ake'; or אֲפִיק ʼĂphîyq; from H662 (in the sense of strength); fortress; Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine:—Aphek, Aphik.
STRONGS H663: Abbreviations
† אֲפֵק אֲפִיק (Judges 1:31) proper name, of a location Aphek (perhaps enclosure, or fortress). **now probable that 1 should include Joshua 12:18; 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Samuel 29:1 and 2 Kings 13:22: Greek Version of the LXXL; town not near Jezreel, but at north end of Philistine plain; compare Greek Version of the LXXLi. with Wecompare 254 Dr1 Sam 29:11 RSOTJC 2.435 GASmGeogr. 400 f. BuhlGeogr. 212 (and N.) BuRS 235 f.; more doubtful are 1 Kings 20:26; 1 Kings 20:30; 2 Kings 13:17 (Kit 1 Kings 20:26); these, with Joshua 19:30; Judges 1:31, might denote an Aphek near Jezreel.
1. city near Jezreel (Assyrian Apḳu, compare DlPa 287) Joshua 12:18; 1 Samuel 29:1 (אֲפֵ֑קָה, so) 1 Kings 20:26, 30 compare 2 Kings 13:7.
2. city in tribe of Asher Joshua 19:30; Judges 1:31 (אֲפִיק).
3. city northeast of Beirût, modern Afqa Joshua 13:4 אֲפֵ֑קָת see Di.
4. place near Mizpah 1 Samuel 4:1 (compare 1 Samuel 7:12).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

12:18; 12:18; 13:4; 19:30; 19:30

Judges

1:31; 1:31; 1:31

1 Samuel

4:1; 4:1; 7:12; 29:1; 29:1; 29:11

1 Kings

20:26; 20:26; 20:26; 20:30; 20:30

2 Kings

13:7; 13:17; 13:22

H663

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H663 matches the Hebrew אֲפֵק ('ăp̄ēq),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:18 - the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:4 - in the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, to Aphek, to the boundary of the Amorites,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:30 - Ummah, Aphek and Rehob—twenty-two cities with their villages.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:31 - Asher did not drive out the inhabitants of Acco, or the inhabitants of Sidon or of Ahlab or of Achzib or of Helbah or of Aphik or of Rehob,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:1 - And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:1 - Now the Philistines had gathered all their forces at Aphek. And the Israelites were encamped by the spring that is in Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:26 - In the spring, Ben-hadad mustered the Syrians and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:30 - And the rest fled into the city of Aphek, and the wall fell upon 27,000 men who were left. Ben-hadad also fled and entered an inner chamber in the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:17 - And he said, “Open the window eastward,” and he opened it. Then Elisha said, “Shoot,” and he shot. And he said, “The LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Syria! For you shall fight the Syrians in Aphek until you have made an end of them.”
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