עֶפְרוֹן

eph.ronProper Noun (Masculine)H6085

Ephron

From: from the same as H6081 (עֵפֶר); fawn-like;

Short Definition

Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Zohar (H6714) § Ephron = "fawn-like" a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
10
2 Chronicles
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 13:19
  • Genesis 23:10
  • Genesis 23:14
  • Genesis 23:17
  • Genesis 49:29

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