Hebrew noun (masculine) · H657
אֶפֶס
epheseh'-fes
end; soles
44 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: ʼepheç
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H657is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 17 of 39Old Testament books
- 25spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H657
cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
The King James renders it: ankle, but (only), end, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless (where), no, none (beside), not (any, -withstanding), thing of nought, save(-ing), there, uttermost part, want, without (cause).
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
ephes is rendered "end; soles". It stands 44 times in the Hebrew text, across seventeen books.
- Fourteen of the uses stand in Isaiah, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "end".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Numbers 13:28Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-five different ways.
The first use
Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
Numbers 13:28אֶ֚פֶס
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: end, and soles.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| endStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereNumbers 13:28Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified… |
| solesStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- ends of12
- nevertheless5
- and there not4
- and only I3
- nothing3
- there not2
- with not2
- ¿ there not1
- and as nothing1
- and by not1
- and in not1
- and only1
and 8 more, 44 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 44, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
25 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- אַפְסֵי־12
- אֶ֚פֶס3
- אֶ֖פֶס3
- אֶ֗פֶס2
- בְּאֶ֣פֶס2
- וְאַפְסִ֣י2
- וּבְאֶ֥פֶס2
- אֶ֕פֶס1
- אֶ֣פֶס1
- אֶ֥פֶס1
- אָ֑פֶס1
- אָֽפֶס׃1
and 13 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)12HNcmpc
- noun · masculine singular9HNcmsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular5HC/Ncmsa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)4HNcmsc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular3HC/Ncmsc/Sp1bs
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/R/Ncmsc
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HR/Ncmpc
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2HR/Ncmsa
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HR/Ncmsc
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1HC/R/Ncmsa
- noun · masculine dual1HNcmda
- question particle + noun · masculine singular1HTi/Ncmsa
Numbers
three uses
Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
- אֶ֚פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: nevertheless
But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
- וְאֶ֗פֶסveefesconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and only
Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”
- אֶ֚פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singulartagged: only
Deuteronomy
three uses
There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,
- אֶ֕פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: nevertheless
For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
- וְאֶ֖פֶסveefesconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and there not
His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
Judges
one use
“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,
- אֶ֚פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singulartagged: nevertheless
1 Samuel
one use
Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
2 Samuel
two uses
So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
- הַאֶ֨פֶסhaefesquestion particle + noun · masculine singulartagged: ¿ there not
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
- אֶ֗פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: nevertheless
2 Kings
two uses
For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
- וְאֶ֤פֶסveefesconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and there not
- וְאֶ֣פֶסveefesconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and there not
Job
one use
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
- בְּאֶ֣פֶסbeefespreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with not
Psalms
six uses
Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
- לְאַפְסֵ֖יleafseipreposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: to ends of
God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
Proverbs
three uses
A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
- וּבְאֶ֥פֶסuveefesconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and in not
Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- בְּאֶ֣פֶסbeefespreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: with not
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
Isaiah
fourteen uses
Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
- אֶ֣פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: there not
No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.
- אָֽפֶס׃ʾafesnoun · masculine singulartagged: nothing
All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
- מֵאֶ֥פֶסmeefespreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: from nothingness
You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
- וּכְאֶ֖פֶסukheefesconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: and as nothing
See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
- אֶ֖פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singulartagged: nothing
so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
- אֶ֖פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singulartagged: nothing
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
- אֶ֥פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singulartagged: there not
Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
- וְאֶ֥פֶסveefesconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and there not
So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
- וְאַפְסִ֣יveafsiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and only I
You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
- וְאַפְסִ֥יveafsiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and only I
For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
- בְּאֶ֥פֶסbeefespreposition + noun · masculine singulartagged: for nothing
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.
- אֶ֖פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singulartagged: not
Jeremiah
one use
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
- מֵֽאַפְסֵי־meafsei-preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from ends of
Ezekiel
one use
As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.
- אָפְסָֽיִם׃ʾafesayimnoun · masculine dualtagged: ankles
Daniel
one use
Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
- וּבְאֶ֥פֶסuveefesconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and by not
Amos
two uses
And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
- אָ֑פֶסʾafesnoun · masculine singulartagged: no
Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD.
- אֶ֗פֶסʾefesnoun · masculine singulartagged: nevertheless
Micah
one use
He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
Zephaniah
one use
This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
- וְאַפְסִ֣יveafsiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: and only I
Zechariah
one use
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
- אַפְסֵי־ʾafsei-noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: ends of
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.