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אֶפֶס

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from 656; (sometimes like 6466)

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Headword: אֶפֶס Transliteration: ʼepheç Source pronunciation: eh'-fes Source part-of-speech code: n-m Source language classification: heb Source etymology: from 656; (sometimes like 6466) Meaning: cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot Usage: ankle, but (only), end, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless (where), no, none (beside), not (any, -withstanding), thing of nought, save(-ing), there, uttermost part, want, without (cause).

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