King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H662
Transliteration: aphaq
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-fak')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to hold, be strong
Meaning: to contain, abstain
Word Summary
aphaq: to hold, be strong
Original Word: אָפַקTransliteration: aphaq
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-fak')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to hold, be strong
Meaning: to contain, abstain
Strong's Concordance
force oneself, restrain A primitive root; to contain, i.e. (reflex.) Abstain -- force (oneself), restrain.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H662. aphaq
[אָפַק] verb hold, be strong (so Thes who compare Arabic excel = multum valuit; MV compare also ) — only
Hithpa`el Perfect3plural הִתְאַמָּ֑קוּ Isaiah 63:15; Imperfect וַיִּתְאַפַק Genesis 43:21; Esther 5:10; 2masculine singular תִּתְאַמַּק Isaiah 64:11; אֶתְאַמָּ֑ק 42:14; וָאֶתְאַמַּק 1 Samuel 13:12 —
1 force, compel oneself 1 Samuel 13:12.
2 restrain oneself, refrain Genesis 43:31; 45:1; Isaiah 42:14; Esther 5:10; of ׳י Isaiah 64:11; of Yahweh's compassion 63:15, הִתְּאַמָּ֑קוּ אֵלַי וְרַחֲמֶיךָ מֵעֶיךָ (almost passive).