אֲפֵק

a.pheqAphek

hebrewOld TestamentName of a place9 occurrences5 books9 verses

This name belongs to 3 different places in the Bible:

Aphek: A city in the north, site of Aramean battles
Aphek: A city in the Shephelah, site of Philistine battles
Aphek: A city in the territory of Asher

Definition

or אֲפִיק; from H662 (in the sense of strength); fortress; Aphek (or Aphik), the name of three places in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Aphek, Aphik.

Glossary entries

Aphek Aphekah Aphik

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

9 total

Joshua 12:18אֲפֵק֙ · of Aphek
…the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
Joshua 13:4אֲפֵ֑קָה · Aphek
…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 19:30וַאֲפֵ֖ק · Aphek
Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
Judges 1:31אֲפִ֖יק · Aphik
Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
1 Samuel 4:1בַאֲפֵֽק׃ · at Aphek
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 29:1אֲפֵ֑קָה · at Aphek
Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
1 Kings 20:26אֲפֵ֔קָה · to Aphek
In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
1 Kings 20:30אֲפֵקָה֮ · of Aphek
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.
2 Kings 13:17בַּאֲפֵ֖ק · in Aphek
“Open the east window,” said Elisha. So he opened it and Elisha said, “Shoot!” So he shot. And Elisha declared: “This is the LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram, for you shall strike the Arameans in Aphek until you have put an end to them.”