Epher
עֵ֫פֶרStrong’s H6081epher (e-pher)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Epher is the Hebrew word usually translated “epher”. It appears in 4 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
- The 2nd son of Midian
- A son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
- One of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan
- The 2nd son of Midian
- A son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
- One of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan
- The 2nd son of Midian
- A son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
- One of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan
How it's translated
- and epher 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Genesis 1
2 books in all.
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 4:17And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- 1 Chronicles 5:24And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.
Hebrew dictionary
עֵ֫פֶר epher · 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
עֵ֫פֶר epher · 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
עֵ֫פֶר epher · 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 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.