Aphekahאפקה
In the Bible
A biblical toponym — Aphekah — first attested in Josh 13:4 (3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
מִתֵּימָ֞ן כׇּל־אֶ֣רֶץ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י וּמְעָרָ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַצִּידֹנִ֖ים עַד־אֲפֵ֑קָה עַ֖ד גְּב֥וּל הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃
on the south; further, all the Canaanite country from Mearah of the Sidonians to Aphek at the Amorite border
Facts
| Type | place (toponym) |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 186 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
Gematria & sigil
The consonantal gematria of Aphekah (אפקה) and its sigil traced on the Lo Shu (Saturn 3×3) by the Aiq-Bekar digital-root method: each letter's value reduces to 1–9, those cells are joined in order — the trace is the sigil.
| Letter | Value | Aiq Bekar |
|---|---|---|
| א | 1 | 1 |
| ף | 80 | 8 |
| ק | 100 | 1 |
| ה | 5 | 5 |
| Total | 186 | 6 |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 2 distinct simple-letters to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Aphekah appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 3242 BCE | Taurus | 2 |