Strong’s H2016 · Hebrew
הֶפֶךְ
hephek
heh'-fek
Definition
a turn, i.e. the reverse
Etymology
; or הֵפֶךְ; from H2015 (הָפַךְ);
Where the KJV renders it
- contrary
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