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Strong's H657 אֶפֶס (ephec)

Ephec means “ankle” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G657 — apotassomai (“bid farewell”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H657
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 43
Books 17

Strong's H657 Quick Answer

Strong's H657 אֶפֶס (ephec) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ephec (eh'-fes) n-m. 1. cessation 2. an end (especially of the earth) It has 43 linked Bible usages across 17 books. Visible English usage signals include ends, earth, also, and like. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
ephec (eh'-fes) n-m. 1. cessation 2. an end (especially of the earth)
Usage
43 linked usages
Books
17 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ends, earth, also, and like

Meaning and Definition

ephec (eh'-fes) n-m. 1. cessation 2. an end (especially of the earth) 3. (often, adverbially) no further 4. (also, like H6466) the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot [from H656] KJV: 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). Root(s): H656 See also: H6466

Original Word
אֶפֶס
Transliteration
ephec
Derivation
Root: אפס First root strongs: 656
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H657. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H657 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ephec, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

ends Deuteronomy 33:17 13× earth Psalms 2:8 also 2 Samuel 12:14 like Isaiah 46:9

How Strong's H657 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 43 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H657 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H657 in the Old Testament

43 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 13:28 KJV

Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

Numbers 22:35 KJV

And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

Numbers 23:13 KJV

And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.

Usage Excerpts

First 43 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H657.

Numbers 13:28 Old Testament, KJV
Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
Numbers 22:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
Numbers 23:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.
Deuteronomy 15:4 Old Testament, KJV
Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
Deuteronomy 32:36 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
Deuteronomy 33:17 Old Testament, KJV
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Judges 4:9 Old Testament, KJV
And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.
1 Samuel 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
2 Samuel 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
2 Samuel 12:14 Old Testament, KJV
Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
2 Kings 14:26 Old Testament, KJV
For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
Job 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent without hope.
Psalms 2:8 Old Testament, KJV
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
Psalms 22:27 Old Testament, KJV
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalms 59:13 Old Testament, KJV
Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
Psalms 67:7 Old Testament, KJV
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Psalms 72:8 Old Testament, KJV
He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.
Psalms 98:3 Old Testament, KJV
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Proverbs 14:28 Old Testament, KJV
In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
Proverbs 26:20 Old Testament, KJV
Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
Proverbs 30:4 Old Testament, KJV
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Isaiah 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Isaiah 34:12 Old Testament, KJV
They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
Isaiah 40:17 Old Testament, KJV
All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.
Isaiah 41:12 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
Isaiah 41:29 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.
Isaiah 45:6 Old Testament, KJV
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.
Isaiah 45:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.
Isaiah 45:22 Old Testament, KJV
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
Isaiah 46:9 Old Testament, KJV
Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
Isaiah 47:8 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
Isaiah 47:10 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
Isaiah 52:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
Isaiah 52:10 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Isaiah 54:15 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
Jeremiah 16:19 Old Testament, KJV
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Ezekiel 47:3 Old Testament, KJV
And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.
Daniel 8:25 Old Testament, KJV
And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Amos 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
Amos 9:8 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
Micah 5:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
Zephaniah 2:15 Old Testament, KJV
This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
Zechariah 9:10 Old Testament, KJV
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H657, grouped by book.

Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 14 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H657 FAQ

What does ephec (אֶפֶס) mean?

Ephec (Strong's H657) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "ankle". ephec (eh'-fes) n-m. 1. cessation 2. an end (especially of the earth)

How many times is ephec (אֶפֶס) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 43 linked usages for Strong's H657 across 17 books.

Where can I study ephec (אֶפֶס) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H657 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ephec (אֶפֶס)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ends, earth, also, and like. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.