Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H662

אָפַק

a.phaq · “to refrain

Used 7 times across 4 books

Definition
1) to hold, be strong, restrain, hold back
1a) (Hithpael)
1a1) to restrain oneself, refrain
1a2) to force, compel oneself
Where it appears
Genesis
2
1 Samuel
1
Esther
1
Isaiah
3
In the text
Genesis 43:31And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.Genesis 45:1Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his brethren.1 Samuel 13:12Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.Esther 5:10Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.Isaiah 42:14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?Isaiah 64:11Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.

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