Afik (אפיק) means channel in Hebrew.
It can also mean river bed. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
channel, river bed
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Afik.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שקע ארוך בפני הקרקע שבו בדרך כלל זורמים מי הנחל.
וְלָכֵן הִנֵּה אדֹנָי מַעֲלֶה עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת מֵי הַנָּהָר הָעֲצוּמִים וְהָרַבִּים [...]; וְעָלָה עַל כָּל אֲפִיקָיו, וְהָלַךְ עַל כָּל גְּדוֹתָיו.
- 2בהשאלהמסלול, נתיב, דרך.
- 3מטאורולוגיהזרם אוויר.
- 4תקשורתתדר מוסכם שבו משדר מעביר מידע למַקְלֵט.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Afik is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אָפִיק
- Written without vowel points
- אפיק
- Said
- afik
- Root
- א־פ־ק
- Pattern
- קָטִיל
- Plural
- אֲפִיקִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲפִיקִים, אֲפִיק־
- Gematria
- 191
This is how Afik is said in other languages.
- English
- channel, river bed
These words mean nearly the same as Afik.
- ערוץchannel
- כיוון
- פלגbrook
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Afik.
The word Afik is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אפיק נתונים
- אפיק רם
- אפיק נמוך
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Afik comes from the root א־פ־ק, like these words.
These words come before and after Afik in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Afik.
What does Afik (אפיק) mean in Hebrew?
Afik (אפיק) means channel and river bed. It is said afik, with the stress on fik.
What is a synonym for Afik (אפיק)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Afik (אפיק) are ערוץ, כיוון, and פלג.
What rhymes with Afik (אפיק)?
Words that rhyme with Afik (אפיק) include חלקיק, נרתיק, תיק, עתיק, מסיק, and צדיק.
Is Afik (אפיק) masculine or feminine?
The word Afik (אפיק) is a masculine noun, and its plural is אֲפִיקִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אפיק of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.