אָפַק (ʾāpaq) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning hold. It appears
7 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H662).
Also rendered
to refrain
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 149)
Range of meaning (TWOT 149)hold, be strong; force, compel oneself; restrain oneself, refrain; contain, abstain; restrain
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
אָפַקverb: hold, be strong
1.force, compel oneself
2.restrain oneself, refrain
Strong's H662אָפַק: to contain, i.e. (reflex.) abstain KJV:force (oneself), restrain.
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.