אֶפֶסʼepheç

אָ֑פֶס אֶ֫פֶס: properly ceasing

Pronunciation: eh'-fes · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H657

Meanings

1. end, extremity (Psalms 59:14; Deuteronomy 33:17; 1 Samuel 2:10)

2. non-existence

a. as substantive (Isaiah 34:12; Isaiah 41:29; Isaiah 41:12)

b. as particle of negation (2 Samuel 9:3; Isaiah 5:8; Psalms 40:13)

c.

a only (Numbers 22:35; Numbers 22:20; Numbers 23:13)

b save that, howbeit, because (Numbers 13:28; Deuteronomy 1:5; Judges 4:9)

אֹ֫פֶס: the two extremities, literally (Ezekiel 47:2; Ezekiel 47:4)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 44 times in the Bible.

  • Numbers 13:28 But the people living there are powerful, and their towns are large and fortified. We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak!
  • Numbers 22:35 But the angel of the Lord told Balaam, “Go with these men, but say only what I tell you to say.” So Balaam went on with Balak’s officials.
  • Numbers 23:13 Then King Balak told him, “Come with me to another place. There you will see another part of the nation of Israel, but not all of them. Curse at least that many!”
  • Deuteronomy 15:4 “There should be no poor among you, for the Lord your God will greatly bless you in the land he is giving you as a special possession.
  • Deuteronomy 32:36 “Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people, and he will change his mind about his servants, when he sees their strength is gone and no one is left, slave or free.
  • Deuteronomy 33:17 Joseph has the majesty of a young bull; he has the horns of a wild ox. He will gore distant nations, even to the ends of the earth. This is my blessing for the multitudes of Ephraim and the thousands of Manasseh.”
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