Ephah
עֵיפָהStrong’s H5891ephah (e-phah)
Appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Ephah is the Hebrew word usually translated “ephah”. It appears in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.”
Meaning
- A son of Midian
- A Judaite, son of Jahdai
- A concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
- A son of Midian
- A Judaite, son of Jahdai
- A concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
- A son of Midian
- A Judaite, son of Jahdai
- A concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah
- § Ephah = "gloomy"
How it's translated
- and ephah 3
- ephah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Genesis 1
- Isaiah 1
3 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 1:33And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
- 1 Chronicles 2:46And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.
- 1 Chronicles 2:47And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
- 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.
Hebrew dictionary
עֵיפָה ephah · 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
עֵיפָה ephah · 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
עֵיפָה ephah · 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
עֵיפָה ephah · Ephah
§ Ephah = "gloomy" a place associated with Sheba and Midian
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.