BDB2213
הֲפֵכָה noun feminine overthrow (compare especially Assyrian abiktu DlW), of the cities (of the plain) Gen 19:29 compare [מַהְפֵּכָה ] and הָפַךְ 1 b.
Strong's Lexicon
H2018
H2018 — הֲפֵכָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2018 |
|---|---|
| Word: | הֲפֵכָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine of H2016 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | haphekah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | haf-ay-kaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. destruction |
| KJV Renderings: | overthrow. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
הפכה (pheh-)
Genesis 19:29
- KJV: And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
- EHCC: the midst of the overthrow,