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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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אָפִיקH650

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".

Full entry for אָפִיק (H650) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

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".

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 streams3×Song Of Solomon 5:12, Joel 1:20, Joel 3:18
The channels2×2 Samuel 22:16, Psalms 18:15
the ravines2×Ezekiel 32:6, Ezekiel 36:6
to the ravines2×Ezekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4
[His] rows1×Job 41:15
are tubes1×Job 40:18
as seasonal streams1×Job 6:15
in the ravines1×Ezekiel 34:13
its channels1×Isaiah 8:7
like streams1×Psalms 126:4
ravines1×Ezekiel 31:12
streams1×Psalms 42:1
the mighty1×Job 12:21
your ravines1×Ezekiel 35:8
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 22:16אֲפִ֣קֵיtoThe channelsNoun - masculine plural constructJob 6:15כַּאֲפִ֖יקtoas seasonal streamsPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 12:21אֲפִיקִ֣יםtothe mightyNoun - masculine pluralJob 40:18אֲפִיקֵ֣יtoare tubesNoun - masculine plural constructJob 41:15אֲפִיקֵ֣יto[His] rowsNoun - masculine plural constructPsalms 18:15אֲפִ֥יקֵיtoThe channelsNoun - masculine plural constructPsalms 42:1אֲפִֽיקֵי־tostreamsNoun - masculine plural constructPsalms 126:4כַּאֲפִיקִ֥יםtolike streamsPreposition-k | Noun - masculine pluralSong Of Solomon 5:12אֲפִ֣יקֵיtothe streamsNoun - masculine plural constructIsaiah 8:7אֲפִיקָ֔יוtoits channelsNoun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row2 Samuel 22:16
Aligned rows19
Books represented7
2 Samuel1Job4Psalms3Song Of Solomon1Isaiah1Ezekiel7Joel2
Source forms
אֲפִיקֵ֣י3x’ă·p̄î·qêJob 40:18, Job 41:15, Ezekiel 31:12
אֲפִ֣יקֵי2x’ă·p̄î·qêSong Of Solomon 5:12, Joel 1:20
לָאֲפִיקִ֣ים2xlā·’ă·p̄î·qîmEzekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4
אֲפִ֥יקֵי1x’ă·p̄î·qêPsalms 18:15
אֲפִיקֵ֥י1x’ă·p̄î·qêJoel 3:18
אֲפִֽיקֵי־1x’ă·p̄î·qê-Psalms 42:1
אֲפִיקָ֔יו1x’ă·p̄î·qāwIsaiah 8:7
אֲפִיקֶ֔יךָ1x’ă·p̄î·qe·ḵāEzekiel 35:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct9x2 Samuel 22:16, Job 40:18, Job 41:15, Psalms 18:15
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural3xEzekiel 6:3, Ezekiel 36:4, Ezekiel 36:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xEzekiel 32:6
Noun - masculine plural1xJob 12:21
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xEzekiel 35:8
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 8:7
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural1xEzekiel 34:13
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural1xPsalms 126:4
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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