חֵ֫פֶר
che.pherProper Noun (Masculine)H2660
Hepher
From: from H2658 (חָפַר) or H2659 (חָפֵר); a pit of shame;
Short Definition
Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Gilead (H1568H); brother of: Abiezer (H0044I), Helek (H2507), Asriel (H0844), Shechem (H7928) and Shemida (H8061); father of: Zelophehad (H6765) Also named: cheph.ri (*חֶפְרִי *"Hepherite" H2662) § Hepher = "a well" 1) youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites 2) son of Asher, the father of ) the Mecherathite, one of David's mighty warriors
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
9 timesAppears 9 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Joshua
3
Numbers
3
1 Chronicles
2
1 Kings
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 11:36
- 1 Chronicles 4:6
- 1 Kings 4:10
- Joshua 12:17
- Joshua 17:2
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