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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What the first audience heard

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