a.phes describes something reaching its end, whether silver is exhausted or an oppressive force ceases.

Across the supplied verses, a.phes marks a state of having run out or ceased: silver is exhausted in Genesis 47:15 and Genesis 47:16, while an extortioner, ruthless person, or related harmful activity is brought to an end in Isaiah 16:4 and Isaiah 29:20; Psalm 77:9 uses the same perfect form in a question concerning compassion being shut up.

1. Reaching exhaustion or cessation · dominant

   All five occurrences use the supplied Qal perfect third masculine singular form. In Genesis 47:15 and Genesis 47:16, the clause concerns silver no longer being available; in Isaiah 16:4 and Isaiah 29:20, the APB renders the surrounding clauses with an extortioner or ruthless person having “ended” or “come to an end.” In Psalm 77:9, the form occurs in the question whether God has in anger “shut up his compassions,” showing the same ending/cessation frame in a different clause.

   Genesis 47:15Genesis 47:16Isaiah 16:4Isaiah 29:20Psalm 77:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the surrounding clauses with “finished,” “ended,” “come to an end,” and “shut up.” These are verse-level renderings rather than fixed English equivalents for the lemma.