What does אָפִיק mean in the Bible?
e. a tube ; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero".
Hebrew · H650
אָפִיק
Properly, containing , i.e. a tube ; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero
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אָפִיק H650
What does אָפִיק mean in the Bible?
אָפִיק is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, containing , i.e. a tube ; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H650?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the streams (3), The channels (2), the ravines (2), to the ravines (2), [His] rows (1).
Where does אָפִיק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (7), Job (4), Psalms (3), Joel (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the streams 3× Song Of Solomon 5:12, Joel 1:20, Joel 3:18
The channels 2× 2 Samuel 22:16, Psalms 18:15
the ravines 2× Ezekiel 32:6, Ezekiel 36:6
to the ravines 2× Ezekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4
[His] rows 1× Job 41:15
are tubes 1× Job 40:18
as seasonal streams 1× Job 6:15
in the ravines 1× Ezekiel 34:13
its channels 1× Isaiah 8:7
like streams 1× Psalms 126:4
ravines 1× Ezekiel 31:12
streams 1× Psalms 42:1
the mighty 1× Job 12:21
your ravines 1× Ezekiel 35:8
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 22:16 אֲפִ֣קֵי to The channels Noun - masculine plural construct Job 6:15 כַּאֲפִ֖יק to as seasonal streams Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 12:21 אֲפִיקִ֣ים to the mighty Noun - masculine plural Job 40:18 אֲפִיקֵ֣י to are tubes Noun - masculine plural construct Job 41:15 אֲפִיקֵ֣י to [His] rows Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 18:15 אֲפִ֥יקֵי to The channels Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 42:1 אֲפִֽיקֵי־ to streams Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 126:4 כַּאֲפִיקִ֥ים to like streams Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural Song Of Solomon 5:12 אֲפִ֣יקֵי to the streams Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 8:7 אֲפִיקָ֔יו to its channels Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:16
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 7
2 Samuel 1 Job 4 Psalms 3 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 7 Joel 2
Source forms
אֲפִיקֵ֣י 3x ’ă·p̄î·qê Job 40:18, Job 41:15, Ezekiel 31:12
אֲפִ֣יקֵי 2x ’ă·p̄î·qê Song Of Solomon 5:12, Joel 1:20
לָאֲפִיקִ֣ים 2x lā·’ă·p̄î·qîm Ezekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4
אֲפִ֥יקֵי 1x ’ă·p̄î·qê Psalms 18:15
אֲפִיקֵ֥י 1x ’ă·p̄î·qê Joel 3:18
אֲפִֽיקֵי־ 1x ’ă·p̄î·qê- Psalms 42:1
אֲפִיקָ֔יו 1x ’ă·p̄î·qāw Isaiah 8:7
אֲפִיקֶ֔יךָ 1x ’ă·p̄î·qe·ḵā Ezekiel 35:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 9x 2 Samuel 22:16, Job 40:18, Job 41:15, Psalms 18:15
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural 3x Ezekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4, Ezekiel 36:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 32:6
Noun - masculine plural 1x Job 12:21
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 35:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 8:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 34:13
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural 1x Psalms 126:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, containing , i.e. a tube ; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero
Source Gloss
properly, containing , i.e. a tube ; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero BDB: channel Usage: brook, channel, mighty, river, scale, stream, strong piece.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אָפִיק is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain