1) to hold, be strong, restrain, hold back 1a) (Hithpael) 1a1) to restrain oneself, refrain 1a2) to force, compel oneself
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H662 — אָפַק
a.phaq · to refrain · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 43:31 · וַיִּ֨תְאַפַּ֔קHe washed his face, and came out. He controlled himself, and said, “Serve the meal.”Genesis 45:1 · לְהִתְאַפֵּ֗קThen Joseph couldn’t control himself before all those who stood before him, and he cried, “Cause everyone to go out from me!” No one else stood with him, while Joseph made himself known to his brothers.1 Samuel 13:12 · וָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔קtherefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down on me to Gilgal, and I haven’t entreated the favor of Yahweh.’ I forced myself therefore, and offered the burnt offering.”Esther 5:10 · וַיִּתְאַפַּ֣קNevertheless Haman restrained himself, and went home. There, he sent and called for his friends and Zeresh his wife.Isaiah 42:14 · אֶתְאַפָּ֑ק“I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.Isaiah 63:15 · הִתְאַפָּֽקוּ׃Look down from heaven, and see from the habitation of your holiness and of your glory: where are your zeal and your mighty acts? the yearning of your heart and your compassion is restrained toward me.Isaiah 64:12 · תִתְאַפַּ֖קWill you refrain yourself for these things, Yahweh? Will you hold your peace, and afflict us very severely?