afek · Aphek

What it means

afek (אֲפֵק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Aphek”.

The name of several cities; it means "fortress."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• Aphek ×8
• Aphik ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Joshua×3
• Judges×1
• 1 Samuel×2
• 1 Kings×2
• 2 Kings×1

• Joshua 12:18

  the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

• Joshua 13:4

  in the south; all the land of the Canaanite, and Mearah, which belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek, to the border of the Amorite;

• Joshua 19:30

  and Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob: twenty-two cities with their villages.

• Judges 1:31

  Asher did not dispossess the inhabitants of Acco or the inhabitants of Sidon, or Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob.

• 1 Samuel 4:1

  And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. And Israel went out to meet the Philistines for war; they camped beside Eben-ezer, and the Philistines camped at Aphek.

• 1 Samuel 29:1

  The Philistines gathered all their camps at Aphek, and Israel was camped by the spring that is in Jezreel.

• 1 Kings 20:26

  And it happened, at the turn of the year, that Ben-hadad counted Aram and went up to Aphek for war against Israel.

• 1 Kings 20:30

  Those who were left fled to Aphek, into the city; and the wall fell on twenty and seven thousand men who were left. And Ben-hadad fled and came into the city, into a room within a room.

• 2 Kings 13:17

  He said, “Open the window toward the east.” And he opened it. Elisha said, “Shoot.” And he shot. He said, “An arrow of victory of YHWH, and an arrow of victory against Aram! You will strike Aram at Aphek until you have finished it.”