Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #662 - אָפַק aphaq (to hold)

Original Word:	אָפַק
Transliteration:	aphaq
Definition:	to hold, be strong
Part of Speech:	Verb
Phonetic Spelling:	(aw-fak')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

force oneself, restrain

A primitive root; to contain, i.e. (reflex.) Abstain -- force (oneself), restrain.

Englishman's Concordance

1) to hold, be strong, restrain, hold back
1a) (Hithpael)
1a1) to restrain oneself, refrain
1a2) to force, compel oneself
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 149

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[אָפַק] verbhold, be strong (so Thes who compare Arabic

excel=multum valuit; MV compare also

) — only

Hithpa`elPerfect3plural הִתְאַמָּ֑קוּIsaiah 63:15; ImperfectוַיִּתְאַפַקGenesis 43:21; Esther 5:10; 2masculine singular תִּתְאַמַּקIsaiah 64:11; אֶתְאַמָּ֑קIsaiah 42:14; וָאֶתְאַמַּק1 Samuel 13:12 —

1force, compel oneself1 Samuel 13:12.

2restrain oneself, refrainGenesis 43:31; Genesis 45:1; Isaiah 42:14; Esther 5:10; of ׳יIsaiah 64:11; of Yahweh's compassion Isaiah 63:15, מֵעֶיךָ וְרַחֲמֶיךָאֵלַי הִתְּאַמָּ֑קוּ (almost passive).

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 662. אָפַק (aphaq) — 7 Occurrences

Genesis 43:31
HEB:פָּנָ֖יו וַיֵּצֵ֑א וַיִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔ק וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שִׂ֥ימוּ
NAS: and came out; and he controlled himself and said,
KJV: and went out, and refrained himself, and said,
INT: his face and came controlled and said Serve

Genesis 45:1
HEB:יָכֹ֨ל יוֹסֵ֜ף לְהִתְאַפֵּ֗ק לְכֹ֤ל הַנִּצָּבִים֙
NAS: could not control himself before all
KJV: could not refrain himself before all them that stood
INT: could Joseph control all stood

1 Samuel 13:12
HEB:לֹ֣א חִלִּ֑יתִי וָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔ק וָאַעֲלֶ֖ה הָעֹלָֽה׃
NAS: of the LORD.' So I forced myself and offered
KJV: the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered
INT: have not asked forced and offered the burnt

Esther 5:10
HEB: וַיִּתְאַפַּ֣ק הָמָ֔ן וַיָּב֖וֹא
NAS: Haman controlled himself, however, went
KJV: Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came
INT:controlled Haman went

Isaiah 42:14
HEB:מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם אַחֲרִ֖ישׁ אֶתְאַפָּ֑ק כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֣ה אֶפְעֶ֔ה
NAS: still and restrained Myself. [Now] like a woman in labor
KJV: I have been still, [and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry
INT: A long still and restrained labor will groan

Isaiah 63:15
HEB:וְֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָ אֵלַ֥י הִתְאַפָּֽקוּ׃
NAS: and Your compassion are restrained toward
KJV: and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
INT: and your compassion toward are restrained

Isaiah 64:12
HEB:הַעַל־ אֵ֥לֶּה תִתְאַפַּ֖ק יְהוָ֑ה תֶּחֱשֶׁ֥ה
NAS:Will You restrain Yourself at these things,
KJV:Wilt thou refrain thyself for these [things], O LORD?
INT: at these restrain Jehovah silent

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