Epher עֵ֫פֶר

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Epher
עֵ֫פֶר
Transliterationepher
Strong's numberH6081 (H6081G, H6081H, H6081I)
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechname of a man
GlossEpher
Occurrences4 in 4 verses
Most frequent in1 Chronicles (3)

Epher (Hebrew עֵ֫פֶר, Strong's H6081) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Epher”. It occurs 4 times.

Definition

H6081G: Epher

A man of the Midianites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.4;
son of: Midian (H4080);
brother of: Ephah (H5891), Hanoch (H2585I), Abida (H0028) and Eldaah (H0420)
§ Epher = "a calf"
1) the 2nd son of Midian
2) a son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
3) one of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan

H6081H: Epher

A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.17;
son of: Ezrah (H5834);
brother of: Jether (H3500J), Mered (H4778) and Jalon (H3210)
§ Epher = "a calf"
1) the 2nd son of Midian
2) a son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
3) one of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan

H6081I: Epher

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.24
§ Epher = "a calf"
1) the 2nd son of Midian
2) a son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
3) one of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVepher (4)
BSBepher (4)

Verses

Every verse with Epher, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

1 Chronicles

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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