Word Study · Strong's H6081 · Hebrew
עֵפֶר
Epher
ay'-fer
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻÊpher
“Epher, the name of an Arabian and of two Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Epher, the name of an Arabian and of two Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Epher.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- וָעֵ֙פֶר֙2
- וְעֵ֣פֶר1
- וְעֵ֡פֶר1
How it is rendered · 1
- and Epher4
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)4
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- HC/Npm · 4
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 1:33וָעֵ֙פֶר֙vaeferconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.here: and Epher
- 1 Chronicles 4:17וְעֵ֣פֶרveeferconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon.here: and Epher
- 1 Chronicles 5:24וְעֵ֡פֶרveeferconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel.here: and Epher