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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #2660 - חֵפֶר
Transliteration
Chêpher
Phonetics
khay'-fer
Parts of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Hepher = "a well"
- n pr m
- youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites
- son of Asher, the father of Tekoa
- the Mecherathite, one of David´s mighty warriors
- n pr loc
- a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua site unknown
- a place in Judah, probably the same as 4 above
- a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua site unknown
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
ASV (8)
Numbers
2
Joshua
3
1 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
2
BSB (9)
Numbers
3
Joshua
3
1 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
2
CSB (8)
Numbers
3
Joshua
3
1 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
2
ESV (8)
Numbers
3
Joshua
3
1 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
2
KJV (9)
Numbers
3
Joshua
3
1 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
2
LEB (9)
Numbers
3
Joshua
3
1 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
2
LSB (0)
The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
N95 (0)
The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
NAS (0)
The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (9)
Numbers
3
Joshua
3
1 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
2
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
I. חֵ֫פֶר proper name, masculine 1. a Manassite Numbers 26:32,33; Numbers 27:1; Joshua 17:2,3, ᵐ5 Οφερ.
2 a man of Judah 1 Chronicles 4:6; ᵐ5 Ηφαλ, ᵐ5 L Αφερ.
3 one of David's heroes, according to 1 Chronicles 11:36 (but on text see Be VB and Dr 2 Samuel 23:36).
II. חֵ֫פֶר proper name, of a location 1. Canaanitish town, with a king, named just before Aphek Joshua 12:17, exact site unknown.
2 1 Kings 4:10 in Judah (׳ארץ ח); — on ׳גִּ֫תָּה ח Joshua 19:13, ׳גַּת הַח 2 Kings 14:25, see גַּת below יגן.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
חֵפֶר (“pit,” “well”), [Hepher], pr.n.
(1) of a royal city of the Canaanites, Joshua 12:17 (compare 1 Kings 4:10).
(2) of several men
(a) of a son of Gilead, Numbers 26:32, 27:1 Joshua 17:2.
(b) of one of David’s captains, 1 Chronicles 11:36.
(3) 1 Chronicles 4:6. Patron. No. 1. חֶפְרִי Numbers 26:32.
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List of Word Forms
וְחֵ֕פֶר וחפר חֵ֔פֶר חֵ֖פֶר חֵ֗פֶר חֵ֚פֶר חֵ֤פֶר חֵ֨פֶר חֵֽפֶר׃ חפר חפר׃ Chefer ḥê·p̄er ḥêp̄er veChefer wə·ḥê·p̄er wəḥêp̄er
