Bible Encyclopedia: Hepher

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HEPHER

(chepher):

(1) Septuagint Hopher (Joshua 12:17), a Canaanitish town mentioned between Tappuah and Aphek, unidentified.

(2) In 1 Kings 4:10 a district connected with Socoh, and placed by Solomon under the direction of Benhesed of Arubboth, unidentified.

HEPHER; HEPHERITES

he'-fer, he'-fer-its (chepher, chephri):

(1) Septuagint Hopher (Numbers 26:32; Numbers 27:1 Joshua 17:2 f), the head of a family or clan of the tribe of Manasseh. The clan is called the Hepherites in Numbers 26:32.

(2) Septuagint Hephal (1 Chronicles 4:6), a man of Judah.

(3) Septuagint Hopher (1 Chronicles 11:36), one of David's heroes.

Strong's Hebrew

2662. Chephri -- descendant of Hepher
... descendant of Hepher. Transliteration: Chephri Phonetic Spelling: (khef-ree') Short
Definition: Hepherites. ... of Hepher NASB Word Usage Hepherites (1). Hepherites. ...
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2660. Chepher -- three Israelites
... 2659, 2660. Chepher. 2660a . three Israelites. Transliteration: Chepher
Phonetic Spelling: (khay'-fer) Short Definition: Hepher. Hepher ...
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1662. Gath-hachepher -- "wine press of digging," home of Jonah
... "wine press of digging," home of Jonah. Transliteration: Gath-hachepher Phonetic
Spelling: (gath-hah-khay'-fer) Short Definition: Gath-hepher. ...
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2660a. Chepher -- three Israelites
... three Israelites. Transliteration: Chepher Short Definition: Hepher. Word Origin
from chaphar Definition three Isr. NASB Word Usage Hepher (7). 2660, 2660a. ...
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2660b. Chepher -- a Canaanite city, also a place in Judah
... 2660a, 2660b. Chepher. 2661 . a Canaanite city, also a place in Judah.
Transliteration: Chepher Short Definition: Hepher. Word Origin ...
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Library

The Historicity of the Book of Jonah.
... to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant
Jonah, the son of Amittai the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher." 2 Kings 14:25 ...
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The Twelve Minor Prophets.
... 9. We learn from 2 Kings 14:25 that Jonah, the son of Amittai, was of Gath-hepher,
which is undoubtedly the same as Gittah-hepher, a town of the tribe of ...
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The Kingdom Divided
... NOTE."The study of this book is by questions. 1. Draw full-page map, locating Joppa,
Nineveh, Tarshish and his native place, Gath-hepher. See II Kings 14:25. ...
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Jonah and Micah.
... of Amittai. His home was Gath-hepher, a village of Zebulun, and he, therefore,
belonged to the ten tribes and not to Judah. He is ...
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Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire ...
... against Moab "in the old days," and which is appropriated by Isaiah (xvi.13, 14),
has been attributed to Jonah, son of Amittai, of Gath-Hepher, who actually ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Hepher

a digger

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hepher

(a well).

The youngest of the sons of Gilead, (Numbers 26:32) and head of the family of the Hepherites. (B.C. before 1450.)
Son of Ashur, the "father of Tekoa." (1 Chronicles 4:6) (B.C. about 1445.)
The Mecherathite, one of the heroes of David's guard. (1 Chronicles 11:36) (B.C. 1046.)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A well or stream.

(1.) A royal city of the Canaanites taken by Joshua (12:17).

(2.) The youngest son of Gilead (Numbers 26:32; 27:1).

(3.) The second son of Asher (1 Chronicles 4:6).

(4.) One of David's heroes (1 Chronicles 11:36).

Thesaurus

Gath-hepher (2 Occurrences)
Gath-hepher. Gathhepher, Gath-hepher. Gath-he'pher . Easton's Bible Dictionary
Wine ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. GATH-HEPHER. gath ...
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Gittah-hepher (1 Occurrence)
Gittah-hepher. Gittahhepher, Gittah-hepher. Gittaim . Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Joshua 19:13). See GATH-HEPHER. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Gathhepher (1 Occurrence)
... Wine-press of the well, a town of Lower Galilee, about 5 miles from Nazareth; the
birthplace of Jonah (2 Kings 14:25); the same as Gittah-hepher (Joshua 19:13 ...
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Gittahhepher (1 Occurrence)
... (Joshua 19:13). See GATH-HEPHER. Int. ... GITTAH-HEPHER. git-a-he'-fer (gittah chepher):
the King James Version (Joshua 19:13) for Gath-hepher. ...
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Zelophehad (9 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names
of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and ...
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Tirzah (17 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names
of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and ...
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Mecherathite (1 Occurrence)
... Maachathite" (the King James Version). It is the description of Hepher, one of
David's valiant men (1 Chronicles 11:36). In the Wallel list ...
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Mahlah (5 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names
of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and ...
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Milcah (10 Occurrences)
... Numbers 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names
of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and ...
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Amittai (2 Occurrences)
... True, the father of Jonah the prophet, a native of Gath-hepher (2 Kings 14:25; Jonah
1:1). Int. ... He was from Gath-hepher in Zebulun (2 Kings 14:25 Jonah 1:1). ...
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Bible Concordance

Hepher (11 Occurrences)

Numbers 26:32 and of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
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Numbers 26:33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 27:1 Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 12:17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 17:2 So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 17:3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 19:13 From there it passed along eastward to Gath Hepher, to Ethkazin; and it went out at Rimmon which stretches to Neah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 4:10 Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher);
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Kings 14:25 He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to the word of Yahweh, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was of Gath Hepher.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:6 Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Hepher

Hepher: A City West of the Jordan River

Hepher: One of David's Heroes

Hepher: Son of Gilead, and Ancestor of Zelophehad

Hepher: Son of Naarah

Related Terms

Gittah-hepher (1 Occurrence)

Gathhepher (1 Occurrence)

Gittahhepher (1 Occurrence)

Zelophehad (9 Occurrences)