Lexicon :: Strong's H2660 - ḥēp̄er

חֵפֶר

Transliteration

ḥēp̄er

Pronunciation

khay'-fer

Part of Speech

proper locative noun, proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From חָפַר (H2658) or חָפֵר (H2659)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חֵפֶר Chêpher, khay'-fer; from H2658 or H2659; a pit of shame; Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites:—Hepher.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H2660 in the following manner: Hepher (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H2660 in the following manner: Hepher (9x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Hepher = "a well"
proper masculine noun
1. youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites
2. son of Asher, the father of Tekoa
3. the Mecherathite, one of David's mighty warriors
  proper locative noun
4. a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua site unknown
  1. a place in Judah, probably the same as 4 above

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חֵפֶר Chêpher, khay'-fer; from H2658 or H2659; a pit of shame; Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites:—Hepher.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2660: Abbreviations

† I. חֵ֫פֶר proper name, masculine.

1. a Manassite Numbers 26:32, 33; Numbers 27:1; Joshua 17:2, 3, Οφερ.

2. a man of Judah 1 Chronicles 4:6; Ηφαλ, 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 H1662 גַּת below יגן.

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