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Lexicon :: Strong's H662 - 'āp̄aq

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אָפַק
Transliteration
'āp̄aq
Pronunciation
aw-fak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 149

Strong’s Definitions

אָפַק ʼâphaq, aw-fak'; a primitive root; to contain, i.e. (reflexively) abstain:—force (oneself), restrain.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H662 in the following manner: refrain (5x), forced (1x), restrained.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H662 in the following manner: refrain (5x), forced (1x), restrained.

  1. to hold, be strong, restrain, hold back

    1. (Hithpael)

      1. to restrain oneself, refrain

      2. to force, compel oneself

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָפַק ʼâphaq, aw-fak'; a primitive root; to contain, i.e. (reflexively) abstain:—force (oneself), restrain.
STRONGS H662: Abbreviations
† [אָפַק] verb hold, be strong (so Thes who compare Arabic أَفِقَ excel = multum valuit; MV compare also فاق) — only
Hithp. Perfect 3rd person plural הִתְאַפָּֽקוּ Isaiah 63:15; Imperfect וַיִּתְאַפַּק Genesis 43:21; Esther 5:10; 2nd person masculine singular תִּתְאַפַּק Isaiah 64:11; אֶתְאַפָּ֑ק Isaiah 42:14; וָאֶתְאַפַּק 1 Samuel 13:12 —
1. force, compel oneself 1 Samuel 13:12.
2. restrain oneself, refrain Genesis 43:31; Genesis 45:1; Isaiah 42:14; Esther 5:10; of י׳ Isaiah 64:11; of Yahweh's compassion Isaiah 63:15, מֵעֶיךָ וְרַחֲמֶיךָ הִתְאַפָּ֑קוּ אֵלַי (almost passive).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

43:21; 43:31; 45:1

1 Samuel

13:12; 13:12

Esther

5:10; 5:10

Isaiah

42:14; 42:14; 63:15; 63:15; 64:11; 64:11

H662

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Strong's Number H662 matches the Hebrew אָפַק ('āp̄aq),
which occurs 7 times in 7 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:31 - Then he washed his face and came out; and he restrained himself, and said, “Serve the bread.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:1 - Then Joseph could not restrain himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, “Make everyone go out from me!” So no one stood with him while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:12 - “then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the LORD.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 5:10 - Nevertheless Haman restrained himself and went home, and he sent and called for his friends and his wife Zeresh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:14 - “I have held My peace a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will cry like a woman in labor,
I will pant and gasp at once.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 63:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 63:15 - Look down from heaven,
And see from Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me?
Are they restrained?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:12 - Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O LORD?
Will You hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely?
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