2018. haphekah
Strong's Lexicon
haphekah: Overthrow, Overturning, Destruction

Original Word: הֲפֵכָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: haphekah
Pronunciation: hah-fay-KAH
Phonetic Spelling: (haf-ay-kaw')
Definition: Overthrow, Overturning, Destruction
Meaning: destruction

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb הפך (haphak), meaning "to turn," "to overturn," or "to change."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3966 (παρατροπή, paratropē) - meaning "overturning" or "subversion."

- G2692 (καταστροφή, katastrophē) - meaning "overthrow" or "destruction."

Usage: The term "haphekah" is used to describe a complete and often violent change or destruction, typically in the context of divine judgment. It conveys the idea of a total transformation or reversal of circumstances, often resulting in ruin or desolation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, the concept of divine overthrow was a common theme, reflecting the belief in the power of deities to alter the course of human events dramatically. In the Hebrew Bible, such overthrows are often depicted as acts of God's judgment against sin and rebellion, serving as warnings to the people of Israel and surrounding nations.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
fem. of hephek
Definition
an overthrow
NASB Translation
overthrow (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
הֲפֵכָה noun feminine overthrow (compare especially Assyrian abiktu DlW), of the cities (of the plain) Genesis 19:29; compare [מַהְמֵּכָה] and הָפַךְ 1b.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
overthrow

Feminine of hephek; destruction -- overthrow.

see HEBREW hephek

Forms and Transliterations
הַהֲפֵכָ֔ה ההפכה ha·hă·p̄ê·ḵāh hahafeChah hahăp̄êḵāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 19:29
HEB: לוֹט֙ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַהֲפֵכָ֔ה בַּהֲפֹךְ֙ אֶת־
NAS: out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew
KJV: out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew
INT: Lot of the midst of the overthrow overthrew the cities

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Strong's Hebrew 2018
1 Occurrence


ha·hă·p̄ê·ḵāh — 1 Occ.















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