אָפִיק
ʼâphîyq · aw-feek'
properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a hero
Lexicon
Derivation: from H622 (אָסַף);
properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a hero
- properly, containing, i.e. a tube
- also, a bed or valley of astream
- also, a strong thing or a hero
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: brook, channel, mighty, river, [phrase] scale, stream, strong piece.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to speak, the word › the hand that works › what comes behind, the returning cycle
Strength, the leader that works to speak, the word of the hand that works of what comes behind, the returning cycle.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָפִיק above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
19 occurrences · 19 OT · 0 NT · 15 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to the rivers3 · 16%
- by the rivers2 · 11%
- and the channels1 · 5%
- and as the stream1 · 5%
- of the mighty1 · 5%
- are as strong1 · 5%
- his scales1 · 5%
- then the channels1 · 5%
- brooks1 · 5%
- as the streams1 · 5%
- over all his channels1 · 5%
- by all the rivers1 · 5%
- and the rivers1 · 5%
- and in all thy rivers1 · 5%
- also unto thee: for the rivers1 · 5%
- and all the rivers1 · 5%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.