Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Aphek
Usage: Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure" a Canaanite city near Jezreel Also named: a.phe.qah (אֲפֵקָה "Aphekah" H0664)
Strong's Number
H663
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
5
Strong's H663 Quick Answer
Strong's H663 אֲפֵק אֲפִיק (Apheq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Apheq (af-ake') (or rAphiyq {af-eek'}) n/l. 1. fortress 2. Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Israel It has 9 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include aphek and aphik. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Apheq (af-ake') (or rAphiyq {af-eek'}) n/l. 1. fortress 2. Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Israel
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- aphek and aphik
Meaning and Definition
Apheq (af-ake') (or rAphiyq {af-eek'}) n/l. 1. fortress 2. Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Israel [from H662 (in the sense of strength)] KJV: Aphek, Aphik. Root(s): H662
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H663. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H663 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Apheq, 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.
Aphek
Joshua 12:18
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Aphik
Judges 1:31
How Strong's H663 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 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H663 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 H663 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H663.
The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders of the Amorites:
Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two cities with their villages.
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:
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.
And it came to pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
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 Benhadad fled, and came into the city, into an inner chamber.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H663, grouped by book.
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H663 FAQ
What does apheq (אֲפֵק) mean?
Apheq (Strong's H663) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Aphek". Apheq (af-ake') (or rAphiyq {af-eek'}) n/l. 1. fortress 2. Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Israel
How many times is apheq (אֲפֵק) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H663 across 5 books.
Where can I study apheq (אֲפֵק) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H663 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate apheq (אֲפֵק)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as aphek and aphik. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.