Lexical Definition

‎חֵפֶר‎ Chêpher (khay'-fer) Hepher ^N:N-M-P
from ‎חָפַר‎ or ‎חָפֵר‎; a pit of shame

Hepher.

• § Hepher = "a well"
• Chepher, a place in Palestine
• also the name of three Israelites

n pr m
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
n pr loc
4) a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua site unknown
4a) a place in Judah, probably the same as 4 above

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎חֵ֫פֶר‎

proper name, masculine 1. a Manassite Num 26:32; Num 26:33; Num 27:1; Josh 17:2; Josh 17:3, ᵐ5 Οφερ.

2. a man of Judah 1Chr 4:6 ᵐ5 Ηφαλ, ᵐ5^L Αφερ.

3. one of David's heroes, according to 1Chr 11:36 (but on text see Be VB and Dr 2Sam 23:36).

II. ‎חֵ֫פֶר‎

proper name, of a location 1. Canaanitish town, with a king, named just before Aphek Josh 12:17, exact site unknown.

2. 1Kgs 4:10 in Judah (‎׳‎‎ארץ ח‎); — on ‎׳‎‎גִּ֫תָּה ח‎ Josh 19:13, ‎׳‎‎גַּת הַח‎ 2Kgs 14:25, see ‎גַּת‎ below ‎יגן‎.

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