Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H656 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אָפֵס |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | aphec |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | aw-face' |
| Meaning: | 1. to disappear 2. cease |
| KJV Renderings: | be clean gone (at an end, brought to nought), fail. |
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אָפֵס (compare פָּסַס) verb cease, fail, come to an end: only
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Concordance entry
