Help QuickNav Adv. Options
LS

LS

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H663 - 'ăp̄ēq

Choose a new font size and typeface
אֲפֵק
Transliteration
'ăp̄ēq
Pronunciation
af-ake'
Listen
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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

Read the Full Entry

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 12:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 12:18 - le roi d'Aphek, un; le roi de Lascharon, un;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:4 - à partir du midi, tout le pays des Cananéens, et Meara qui est aux Sidoniens, jusqu'à Aphek, jusqu'à la frontière des Amoréens;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:30 - De plus, Umma, Aphek et Rehob. Vingt-deux villes, et leurs villages.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:31 - Aser ne chassa point les habitants d'Acco, ni les habitants de Sidon, ni ceux d'Achlal, d'Aczib, de Helba, d'Aphik et de Rehob;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:1 - La parole de Samuel s'adressait à tout Israël. Israël sortit à la rencontre des Philistins, pour combattre. Ils campèrent près d'Ében Ézer, et les Philistins étaient campés à Aphek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:1 - Les Philistins rassemblèrent toutes leurs troupes à Aphek, et Israël campa près de la source de Jizreel.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:26 - L'année suivante, Ben Hadad passa les Syriens en revue, et monta vers Aphek pour combattre Israël.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:30 - Le reste s'enfuit à la ville d'Aphek, et la muraille tomba sur vingt-sept mille hommes qui restaient. Ben Hadad s'était réfugié dans la ville, où il allait de chambre en chambre.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 13:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:17 - et il dit: Ouvre la fenêtre à l'orient. Et il l'ouvrit. Élisée dit: Tire. Et il tira. Élisée dit: C'est une flèche de délivrance de la part de l'Éternel, une flèche de délivrance contre les Syriens; tu battras les Syriens à Aphek jusqu'à leur extermination.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
LS
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
LS
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.