Lexical Summary aphiq: Channel, brook, stream, ravine, valley Original Word: אָפִיק Strong's Exhaustive Concordance brook, channel, mighty, river, scale, stream, strong piece From 'acaph; properly, containing, i.e. A tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero -- brook, channel, mighty, river, + scale, stream, strong piece. see HEBREW 'acaph NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom aphaq Definition a channel NASB Translation brooks (3), channels (3), ravines (6), streams (3), strong (1), torrents (1), tubes (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [אָפִיק] noun masculine2Samuel 22:16 channel (as holding, confining waters; in poetry) — constructאֲפִיק Job 6:15; pluralאֲפִיקִים Ezekiel 6:3 +; אֲפִקִים Ezekiel 32:6; construct אֲפִיקֵי Joel 1:20 +; suffix אֲפִיקֶיךָ Ezekiel 35:8; אֲפִיקָיו Isaiah 8:7 — channel = stream-bed, ravine, wady מַיִם ׳א Psalm 42:2; Joel 1:20; compare Joel 4:18; Songs 5:12; also Psalm 18:16, but better יָם ׳א 2 Samuel 22:16; נְחָלִים ׳א Job 6:15; of river-bed Isaiah 8:7; so also (without defining word) Ezekiel 31:12; Ezekiel 32:6; Ezekiel 34:13; Psalm 126:4; "" גַּיְא Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 35:8; Ezekiel 36:4,6; figurative of bones of hippopotamus (as hollow) נְחֻשָׁה ׳א Job 40:18; of furrows between scales of crocodile מָגִּנִּים ׳א Job 41:7 — מְזִיהַ אֲפִיקִים Job 12:21 is dubious; read perhaps אַבִּירִים Du (see also Bu). Thes MV Di and others say girdle of the strong (אָפִיק = firm forceful, or — Di — capable, powerful); "" נְדָבִים. Topical Lexicon OverviewThe term designates a “channel” or “watercourse,” whether it lies dry and hidden beneath the surface or surges with flood-waters. Across Scripture these channels become vivid settings in which God lays bare hidden foundations, conveys life-giving streams, or unleashes judgment. The imagery moves easily from the literal terrain of Israel to the inner landscape of the soul. Physical and Geographical Imagery 1. Exposed riverbeds reveal the Lord’s dominion over creation. “Then the channels of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD” (2 Samuel 22:16; Psalm 18:15). Metaphorical and Moral Usage in Wisdom Literature Job employs the image to portray unreliable friends: “My brothers are as faithless as a wadi, as seasonal streams that overflow” (Job 6:15). Elsewhere the same book invokes the channel’s strength: Behemoth’s bones are “tubes of bronze” (Job 40:18), and Leviathan’s “rows of shields are his pride, shut up tightly” (Job 41:15). The unseen conduit becomes a metaphor for hidden emotional currents: “Deep calls to deep at the roar of Your waterfalls” (Psalm 42:7, neighboring verse to 42:1 where the plural occurs). Beauty and Order in the Song of Solomon “His eyes are like doves beside streams of water” (Song of Solomon 5:12). The lover’s gaze, set against tranquil channels, depicts ordered passion—strength bounded by covenant, much as banks guide flowing water. Prophetic Oracles of Judgment and Restoration Ezekiel clusters the word, contrasting desolation with renewal: Joel moves from drought to eschatological refreshment: “Even the beasts of the field pant… for the streams of water have dried up” (Joel 1:20) yet finally, “In that day the mountains will drip with sweet wine… and all the streams of Judah will flow with water” (Joel 3:18). Theological Themes 1. Revelation: Channels laid bare disclose what is normally hidden, underscoring God’s capacity to expose foundations (2 Samuel 22:16). Christological Foreshadowing The Old Testament expectation of restored streams finds fulfillment in Jesus’ promise, “Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him’” (John 7:38). The hidden channel now becomes the believer’s heart, supplied by the Spirit. Ministry Application • Intercession: Pray that dry spiritual channels be reopened, as in Psalm 126:4. Homiletical Outline Suggestion 1. Hidden but Exposed (2 Samuel 22:16) Channels once associated with fear now testify that “the river of God is full of water” (Psalm 65:9), assuring the church of unceasing supply until the Lamb leads His people to “springs of living water” (Revelation 7:17). Forms and Transliterations אֲפִ֣יקֵי אֲפִ֣קֵי אֲפִ֥יקֵי אֲפִֽיקֵי־ אֲפִיקִ֣ים אֲפִיקֵ֣י אֲפִיקֵ֥י אֲפִיקֶ֔יךָ אֲפִיקָ֔יו אפיקי אפיקי־ אפיקיו אפיקיך אפיקים אפקי בָּאֲפִיקִ֕ים באפיקים וַאֲפִקִ֖ים ואפקים כַּאֲפִ֖יק כַּאֲפִיקִ֥ים כאפיק כאפיקים לָאֲפִיקִ֣ים לָאֲפִיקִ֨ים לאפיקים ’ă·p̄î·qāw ’ă·p̄i·qê ’ă·p̄î·qê ’ă·p̄î·qê- ’ă·p̄î·qe·ḵā ’ă·p̄î·qîm ’ăp̄îqāw ’ăp̄iqê ’ăp̄îqê ’ăp̄îqê- ’ăp̄îqeḵā ’ăp̄îqîm afiKav aFikei afiKeicha afiKim bā’ăp̄îqîm bā·’ă·p̄î·qîm baafiKim ka’ăp̄îq ka’ăp̄îqîm ka·’ă·p̄î·qîm ka·’ă·p̄îq kaaFik kaafiKim lā’ăp̄îqîm lā·’ă·p̄î·qîm laafiKim vaafiKim wa’ăp̄iqîm wa·’ă·p̄i·qîmLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 22:16 HEB: וַיֵּֽרָאוּ֙ אֲפִ֣קֵי יָ֔ם יִגָּל֖וּ NAS: Then the channels of the sea KJV: And the channels of the sea appeared, INT: appeared the channels of the sea were laid Job 6:15 Job 12:21 Job 40:18 Job 41:15 Psalm 18:15 Psalm 42:1 Psalm 126:4 Songs 5:12 Isaiah 8:7 Ezekiel 6:3 Ezekiel 31:12 Ezekiel 32:6 Ezekiel 34:13 Ezekiel 35:8 Ezekiel 36:4 Ezekiel 36:6 Joel 1:20 Joel 3:18 19 Occurrences |
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