H0663 H0663
Aphek, a Canaanite place name meaning 'enclosure' or 'fortress,' applied to several cities in Israel.
A place name borne by at least four distinct sites in the land of Israel, all likely fortified positions—the name itself may derive from a root meaning 'to be strong' or 'to enclose.' The most militarily significant Aphek lies near the Jezreel Valley, where Aramean and Israelite forces clashed (1 Kgs 20:26, 30; 2 Kgs 13:17). Another Aphek in the Philistine plain was where the ark of the covenant was captured (1 Sam 4:1; 29:1). Additional sites appear in Asher (Josh 19:30; Judg 1:31) and northeast of Beirut (Josh 13:4). All translations preserve the name phonetically.
Senses
1. Aphek (place name) — The place name Aphek (אֲפֵק / אֲפִיק), designating several fortified cities across Canaan. The most prominent is the site near Jezreel associated with Aramean-Israelite warfare (1 Kgs 20:26, 30; 2 Kgs 13:17), where a wall collapsed killing 27,000 soldiers. A second Aphek in the Philistine plain witnessed two pivotal battles—the capture of the ark (1 Sam 4:1) and the Philistine mustering before Saul's final battle (1 Sam 29:1). Sites in Asher (Josh 19:30; Judg 1:31) and near Lebanon (Josh 13:4) represent unconquered Canaanite strongholds. The variant spelling Afik (Judg 1:31) and the alternate form Afeqah reflect orthographic fluidity across manuscripts. 9×
AR["أفيق","أَفيقةَ","أَفيقَ","فِي-أَفِيق","فِي-أَفِيقَ","وَ-أَفِيقُ"]·ben["অফীককে","অফেক","অফেকে","অফেকের","আফেকে","এবং-অফেক"]·DE["Afeqah","Afik","Aphek","Aphekah","in-Aphek","in-Apheq","und-Apheq"]·EN["Afeqah","Afik","Aphek","Aphekah","and-Apheq","in-Aphek","in-Apheq"]·FR["Afeqah","Afik","Aphek","Aphekah","dans-Aphek","dans-Apheq","et-Apheq"]·heb["אפיק","אפק","אפקה","ב-אפק","ו-אפק"]·HI["अपीक-के","अपेक","अपेका","अफेक-मेइन","और-अपेक","बअफेक-में","में-अफेक"]·ID["Afek","Afik","dan-Afek","di-Afek","ke-Afek"]·IT["Afeqah","Afik","Aphek","Aphekah","e-Apheq","in-Aphek","in-Apheq"]·jav["Afik","Afèk","ing-Afèk","lan-Afèk","wonten-ing-Afék"]·KO["그리고-아벩","아방","아방으로","아벡-에서","아벡까지","아벡의","아벩으로","아벵-에서","아빅을"]·PT["'Afeq","'Afeq-a","'Afiq","Afeqah","e-Afeq","em-'Afeq","em-Afeq"]·RU["Афек","Афека","Афеки","Афика","в-Афек","в-Афеке","и-Афек"]·ES["Afec","Afik","a-Afec","en-Afec","y-Afec"]·SW["Afeka","Afeki","Afiki","katika-Afeki","na-Afeki"]·TR["-Afek-te","Afek","Afek'e","Afek'in","Afek'te","Afik","ve-Afek"]·urd["افیق","افیق-میں","افیق-کا","افیقہ","اور-افیق","میں-افیق"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֲפֵק, אֲפִיק (Ju 1:31) n.pr.loc. Aphek (perhaps enclosure, or fortress). 1. city near Jezreel (Assyrian Apḳu, cf. DlPa 287) Jos 12:18 1 S 29:1 (אֲפֵ֑קָה, so) 1 K 20:26, 30 cf. 2 K 13:17. 2. city in tribe of Asher Jos 19:30 Ju 1:31 (אֲפִיק). 3. city NE. of Beirût, mod. Afqa Jos 13:4 אֲכֵּ֑קָה v. Di. 4. place near Mizpah 1 S 4:1 (cf. 7:12). Jos 12:18; 1 S 4:1; 29:1 and 2 K 13:22 𝔊L; town not…