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עֵ֫פֶר

e.pherEpher
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man4 occurrences2 books4 verses
This name belongs to 3 different people in the Bible:
  • Epher: Son of Ezrah, in the genealogy of Judah
  • Epher: A chief of the half-tribe of Manasseh
  • Epher: Son of Midian and grandson of Abraham

Definition

probably a variation of H6082; gazelle; Epher, the name of an Arabian and of two Israelites
Traditional renderings: Epher.

Glossary entries

Epher

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

4 total
  1. Genesis 25:4וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ · Epher
    The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:33וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ · Epher
    The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.
  3. 1 Chronicles 4:17וְעֵ֣פֶר · Epher
    The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
  4. 1 Chronicles 5:24וְעֵ֡פֶר · Epher
    These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.