Ephah עֵיפָה
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| עֵיפָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ephah |
| Strong's number | H5891 (H5891G, H5891H, H5891I, H5891J) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Ephah |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Chronicles (3) |
Ephah (Hebrew עֵיפָה, Strong's H5891) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Ephah”. It occurs 5 times.
Definition
H5891G: Ephah
A man of the Midianites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.4;
son of: Midian (H4080);
brother of: Epher (H6081), Hanoch (H2585I), Abida (H0028) and Eldaah (H0420)
§ Ephah = "gloomy"
1) a son of Midian
2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai
3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
son of: Midian (H4080);
brother of: Epher (H6081), Hanoch (H2585I), Abida (H0028) and Eldaah (H0420)
§ Ephah = "gloomy"
1) a son of Midian
2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai
3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
H5891H: Ephah
A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.46; married to Caleb (H3612H);
mother of: Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495)
§ Ephah = "gloomy"
1) a son of Midian
2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai
3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
mother of: Haran (H2771B), Moza (H4162), Gazez (H1495)
§ Ephah = "gloomy"
1) a son of Midian
2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai
3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
H5891I: Ephah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.47;
son of Caleb (H3612H) and Jahdai (H3056);
brother of: Regem (H7276), Jotham (H3147I), Geshan (H1529), Pelet (H6404) and Shaaph (H8174)
§ Ephah = "gloomy"
1) a son of Midian
2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai
3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
son of Caleb (H3612H) and Jahdai (H3056);
brother of: Regem (H7276), Jotham (H3147I), Geshan (H1529), Pelet (H6404) and Shaaph (H8174)
§ Ephah = "gloomy"
1) a son of Midian
2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai
3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
H5891J: Ephah
§ Ephah = "gloomy"
a place associated with Sheba and Midian
a place associated with Sheba and Midian
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ephah (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | ephah (4), were ephah (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ephah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 25:4And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 1:33And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.
- 1 Chronicles 2:46And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.Caleb’s concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
- 1 Chronicles 2:47And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 60:6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.
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).