The meaning of “אֲפֵק”
Understanding ʼĂphêq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or אֲפִיק ʼĂphîyq (af-eek'); from אָפַק (in the sense of strength); fortress Aphek, Aphik. - § Aphek or Aphik = "enclosu...
אֲפֵק
or אֲפִיק ʼĂphîyq (af-eek'); from אָפַק (in the sense of strength); fortress Aphek, Aphik. - § Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure" - Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine 1) a Canaanite city near Jezreel 2) a city in territory of Asher 3) a city northeast of Beirut in Transjordan
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 13:4 | “From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:” Word: אֲפֵק (ʼĂphêq) | |
| Judges 1:31 | “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:” Word: אֲפֵק (ʼĂphêq) | |
| 1 Samuel 29:1 | “Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.” Word: אֲפֵק (ʼĂphêq) | |
| 1 Kings 20:30 | “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 Ben–hadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.” Word: אֲפֵק (ʼĂphêq) | |
| 2 Kings 13:17 | “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.” Word: אֲפֵק (ʼĂphêq) |
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