Ephes אֶ֫פֶס

Ephes (Hebrew אֶ֫פֶס, Strong's H657) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “end”. It occurs 44 times in 43 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

H0657A: end

H0657B: soles

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Ephes, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Numbers

• Numbers 13:28
  Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there.
• Numbers 22:35
  And the angel of the Lord said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.But the angel of the LORD said to Balaam, “Go with the men, but you are to speak only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.
• Numbers 23:13
  And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and curse me them from thence.Then Balak said to him, “Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the outskirts of their camp—not all of them. And from there, curse them for me.”

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 15:4
  Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the Lord shall greatly bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,
• Deuteronomy 32:36
  For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one remains, slave or free.
• Deuteronomy 33:17
  His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.His majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”

Judges

• Judges 4:9
  And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.“I will certainly go with you,” Deborah replied, “but the road you are taking will bring you no honor, because the LORD will be selling Sisera into the hand of a woman.” So Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh,

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:10
  The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 9:3
  And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
• 2 Samuel 12:14
  Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 14:26
  For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,

Job

• Job 7:6
  My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.

Psalms

• Psalm 2:8
  Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.
• Psalm 22:27
  All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
• Psalm 59:13
  Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob. Selah
• Psalm 67:7
  God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
• Psalm 72:8
  He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth.May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
• Psalm 98:3
  He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 14:28
  In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
• Proverbs 26:20
  Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
• Proverbs 30:4
  Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell?Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!

Isaiah

• Isaiah 5:8
  Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!Woe to you who add house to house and join field to field until no place is left and you live alone in the land.
• Isaiah 34:12
  They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.
• Isaiah 40:17
  All nations before him are as nothing; and they are counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.All the nations are as nothing before Him; He regards them as nothingness and emptiness.
• Isaiah 41:12
  Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.
• Isaiah 41:29
  Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing: their molten images are wind and confusion.See, they are all a delusion; their works amount to nothing; their images are as empty as the wind.
• Isaiah 45:6
  That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else.so that all may know, from where the sun rises to where it sets, that there is none but Me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 45:14
  Thus saith the Lord, The labour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee, saying, Surely God is in thee; and there is none else, there is no God.This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
• Isaiah 45:22
  Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.
• Isaiah 46:9
  Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.
• Isaiah 47:8
  Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
• Isaiah 47:10
  For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
• Isaiah 52:4
  For thus saith the Lord God, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.For this is what the Lord GOD says: “At first My people went down to Egypt to live, then Assyria oppressed them without cause.
• Isaiah 52:10
  The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
• Isaiah 54:15
  Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me; whoever assails you will fall before you.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 16:19
  O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 47:3
  And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me through the waters; the waters were to the ankles.As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water.

Daniel

• Daniel 8:25
  And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.

Amos

• Amos 6:10
  And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
• Amos 9:8
  Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the Lord.Surely the eyes of the Lord GOD are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” declares the LORD.

Micah

• Micah 5:4
  And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 2:15
  This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 9:10
  And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).