אֶפֶס (ʾōpes) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning ceasing. It appears
44 times
in 17 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H657).
Also rendered
the soles
end
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 147b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 147b)the soles, the ankles; cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot; but, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless, no, none, not, notwithstanding, thing of nought, save, saveing, there, uttermost part, want, without
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אֹ֫פֶסnoun, masculine: the soles, the ankles
only in the dual literally the two extremities, the soles, or the ankles
Strong's H657אֶפֶס: cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot KJV:ankle, but (only), end, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless (where), no, none (beside), not (any, -withstanding), thing of nought, save(-ing), there, uttermost part, want, without (cause).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 147: אָפֵסʾāpēs — cease, fail, come to an end; disappear; be clean gone