H663 אֲפֵק (ʼĂphêq) af-ake'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Aphek

Biblical Persons & Places

Aphek Aphek_3

A location first mentioned at 1Ki.20.26; only referred to as Aphek (אֲפֵק).

Aphek Aphek_2

A location first mentioned at Jos.12.18; referred to as Aphek (אֲפֵק), or Aphekah (אֲפֵקָה).

Aphek Aphek_1

A location first mentioned at Jos.13.4; referred to as Aphek or Aphik (NIV= Aphek) (אֲפֵק).

Strong's Definition

Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine

Derivation: or אֲפִיק; from H662 (אָפַק) (in the sense of strength); fortress;

KJV Usage: Aphek, Aphik.

Outline of Biblical Usage

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

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G859 G2949 G4077 G4125 G4138 G5327 G5493

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אֲפֵק (a.pheq) — Aphek. Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure" a Canaanite city near Jezreel Also named: a.phe.qah (אֲפֵקָה "Aphekah" H0664)

אֲפֵק (a.pheq) — Aphek.

§ Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure" a city northeast of Beirut in Transjordan

אֲפֵק (a.pheq) — Aphek.

§ Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure" a city in territory of Asher

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

אֲפִיק (H0663b)

name · אפק

Names of Locations | ≈ אֲפֵק

Aphik = town, also known as Aphek; ◄ territory of Asher

JDG 1:31

Reinier de Blois

אֲפֵק (H0663a)

name · אפק

Names of Locations

Aphek = town; ◄ in the Sharon plain; west of Shilo

JOS 12:18 · 1SA 4:1 · 1SA 29:1

Names of Locations

Aphek = town; ◄ in Lebanon

JOS 13:4

Names of Locations | ≈ אֲפִיק

Aphek = town, also known as Aphik; ◄ territory of Asher

JOS 19:30

Names of Locations

Aphek = town; ◄ in Syria

1KI 20:26 · 1KI 20:30 · 2KI 13:17

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אֲפֵק, אֲפִיק n.pr.loc. Aphek (perh. enclosure, or fortress). city near Jezreel

city in tribe of Asher

city NE. of Beirût, mod. Afqa

place near Mizpah

base

Bible Occurrences (9)

12:18 13:4 19:30

1:31

4:1 29:1

20:26 20:30

13:17

Joshua 12:18

the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Joshua 13:4

to the south, all the land of the Canaanites, from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek, as far as the border of the Amorites;

Joshua 19:30

Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. [There were] twenty-two... cities, along with their villages.

Judges 1:31

Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.

1 Samuel 4:1

Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

1 Samuel 29:1

Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.

1 Kings 20:26

In the spring..., Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.

1 Kings 20:30

The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven... thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room....