Lexical Summary aphaq: to hold, be strong Original Word: אָפַקTransliteration: aphaq Phonetic Spelling: (aw-fak') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to hold, be strong Meaning: to contain, abstain Strong's Concordance force oneself, restrain A primitive root; to contain, i.e. (reflex.) Abstain -- force (oneself), restrain. Brown-Driver-Briggs H662. aphaq [אָפַק] verb hold, be strong (so Thes who compare Arabic excel = multum valuit; MV compare also ) — only Hithpa`el Perfect3plural הִתְאַמָּ֑קוּ Isaiah 63:15; Imperfect וַיִּתְאַפַק Genesis 43:21; Esther 5:10; 2masculine singular תִּתְאַמַּק Isaiah 64:11; אֶתְאַמָּ֑ק 42:14; וָאֶתְאַמַּק 1 Samuel 13:12 — 1 force, compel oneself 1 Samuel 13:12. 2 restrain oneself, refrain Genesis 43:31; 45:1; Isaiah 42:14; Esther 5:10; of ׳י Isaiah 64:11; of Yahweh's compassion 63:15, הִתְּאַמָּ֑קוּ אֵלַי וְרַחֲמֶיךָ מֵעֶיךָ (almost passive). |