# אָפַק (afaq)

Israeli respelling: a-faq. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H662. 7 Old Testament occurrences.

to contain, i.e. (reflex.) abstain

King James renderings: force (oneself), restrain.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/afaq-h662

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 43:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/43/31) — And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.
- [Genesis 45:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/45/1) — Then 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 n…
- [1 Samuel 13:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel/13/12) — Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself the…
- [Esther 5:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/esther/5/10) — Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.
- [Isaiah 42:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/42/14) — I 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 devou…
- [Isaiah 63:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/63/15) — Look 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…
- [Isaiah 64:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/64/12) — Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?