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Joshua

Note Journal Prayer

12

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18

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the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
the king king Noun H4428 מֶ֤לֶךְ me·lech
of Aphek, perhaps "fortress," the name of several places in Pal. Noun H663 אֲפֵק֙ a·fek
Analysis:
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one; one Adjective H259 אֶחָ֔ד e·chad,
the king king Noun H4428 מֶ֥לֶךְ me·lech
of Lasharon, a plain on the Mediterranean Sea, perhaps also a region E. of the Jordan Noun H8289 לַשָּׁרֹ֖ון la·sha·ro·vn
Analysis:
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one; one Adjective H259 אֶחָֽד׃ e·chad.

Locations

Aphek

APHEKa'-fek ('apheq, "fortress"; Aphek):(1) In Joshua 12:18 we should probably read with the Septuagint "the king of Aphek in Sharon." This may correspond to Aphek in 1 Samuel 4:1. It was a royal city of the Canaanites whose king was slain by Joshua. Probably it is the Aphek mentioned by Josephus as being near to Antipatris (BJ, II, xix, 1). Kakon, a strong... View Details

Lasharon

LASSHARONla-sha'-ron, la-shar'-on (lashsharon or la-sharon, the King James Version Sharon): A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua, named with Aphek (Joshua 12:18). Possibly we should here follow the reading of Septuagint (Codex Vaticanus), "the king of Aphek in Sharon." Eusebius, Onomasticon (s.v. "Saron") mentions a region between Mt. Tabor and the... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
King James Bible the The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
Hebrew Greek English the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;