עֵיפָה

e.phahProper Noun (Masculine)H5891

Ephah

From: the same as H5890 (עֵיפָה);

Short Definition

Ephah, the name of a son of Midian, and of the region settled by him; also of an Israelite and of an Israelitess

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the Midianites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Midian (H4080); brother of: Epher (H6081), Hanoch (H2585I), Abida (H0028) and Eldaah (H0420) § Ephah = "gloomy" 1) a son of Midian 2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai 3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

5 times

Appears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
3
Genesis
1
Isaiah
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 1:33
  • 1 Chronicles 2:46
  • 1 Chronicles 2:47
  • Genesis 25:4
  • Isaiah 60:6

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.