Quick Definition
Aphiah
Biblical Persons & Places
Aphiah
Man living at the time of United Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Sa.9.1;
only referred to as Aphiah (אֲפִיחַ);
father of Becorath.
Strong's Definition
Aphiach, an Israelite
Derivation: perhaps from H6315 (פּוּחַ); breeze;
KJV Usage: Aphiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Aphiah = "I will make to breathe"
1) an ancestor of Saul
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֲפִיחַ (a.phi.ach) — Aphiah. A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Sa.9.1; father of: Becorath (H1064) § Aphiah = "I will make to breathe" an ancestor of Saul
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֲפִיחַ n.pr.m. an ancestor of Saul 1 S 9:1 (etymology & meaning dubious). done