H0663I

אֲפֵק

a.pheqN:N--L

Aphek

§ Aphek or Aphik = "enclosure" a city in territory of Asher

The KJV translates H0663 in the following manner:

Aphek (16x), Aphik (2x)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

אֲפֵק אֲפִיק (Judg 1:31) proper name, of a location Aphek (perhaps enclosure, or fortress).

**now probable that 1 should include Josh 12:18; 1Sam 4:1; 1Sam 29:1 and 2Kgs 13:22: ᵐ5L; town not near Jezreel, but at north end of philistine plain; compare ᵐ5L^i. with We^{compare 254} Dr^{1Sam 29:11} RS^{OTJC 2.435} GASm^{Geogr. 400 f.} Buhl^{Geogr. 212} (and N.) Bu^{RS 235 f.}; more doubtful are 1Kgs 20:26; 1Kgs 20:30; 2Kgs 13:17 (Kit 1Kgs 20:26); these, with Josh 19:30; Judg 1:31, might denote an Aphek near Jezreel.

1. city near Jezreel (Assyrian Ap‡u, compare Dl^{Pa 287}) Josh 12:18; 1Sam 29:1 (אֲפֵ֑קָה, so) 1Kgs 20:26; 1Kgs 20:30 compare 2Kgs 13:7

2. city in tribe of Asher Josh 19:30; Judg 1:31 (אֲפִיק).

3. city northeast of Beirût, modern Afqa Josh 13:4 אֲפֵ֑קָת see Di.

4. place near Mizpah 1Sam 4:1 (compare 1Sam 7:12).

3 occurrences

I Kings (2), II Kings (1)