Kephirah כְּפִירָה
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| כְּפִירָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kephirah |
| Strong's number | H3716 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Chephirah |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (2) |
Kephirah (Hebrew כְּפִירָה, Strong's H3716) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Chephirah”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
§ Chephirah = "lioness"
a city of the Gibeonites subsequently assigned to the tribe of Benjamin
a city of the Gibeonites subsequently assigned to the tribe of Benjamin
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | chephirah (4) |
|---|---|
| BSB | chephirah (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Kephirah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 9:17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath–jearim.So the Israelites set out and on the third day arrived at their cities—Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
- Joshua 18:26And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,Mizpeh, Chephirah, Mozah,
Ezra
- Ezra 2:25The children of Kirjath–arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 7:29The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.the men of Kiriath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, 743;
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).