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Hepherite

חֶפְרִיStrong’s H2662

chephri (cheph-ri)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Chephri is the Hebrew word usually translated “hepherite”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.”
Numbers 26:32 KJV
Meaning
  1. Someone descended from Hepher who was a man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.32
How it's translated
  • the hepherite 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Numbers 1

1 book in all.

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    Hebrew dictionary

    חֶפְרִי chephri · Hepherite

    Someone descended from Hepher who was a man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.32; son of: Gilead (H1568H); brother of: Abiezer (H0044I), Helek (H2507), Asriel (H0844), Shechem (H7928) and Shemida (H8061); father of: Zelophehad (H6765) Group of che.pher (חֵ֫פֶר "Hepher" H2660A) § Hepherites , of Hepher "a pit" or "shame" descendants of Hepher, son of Gilead

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.