Aphekah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲפֵקָה

אֲפֵקָה

ʼĂphêqâh · pronounced af-ay-kaw' · Strong's H664 · a place

Aphekah means fortress.

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אֲפֵק ʼĂphêq (feminine of, H663) — fortress open in the lexicon ›

feminine of H663; fortress; Aphekah, a place in Palestine.

Josh 15:53 And Janum, and Beth–tappuah, and Aphekah, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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