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Aphiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲפִיחַ

אֲפִיחַ

ʼĂphîyach · pronounced af-ee'-akh · Strong's H647 · a man

Aphiah means breeze.

Built from

פּוּחַ pûwach (perhaps from, H6315) — to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

perhaps from H6315; breeze; Aphiach, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Sam 9:1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. (KJV)

Every verse that names Aphiah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Samuel

1Sam 9:1

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