1662. Gath-hachepher
Strong's Lexicon
Gath-hachepher: Gath-hepher

Original Word: גִּת־הַחֵפֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Gath-ha-Chepher
Pronunciation: gath-hah-KHEH-fer
Phonetic Spelling: (gath-hah-khay'-fer)
Definition: Gath-hepher
Meaning: Gath-Chepher

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: גַּת (Gath), meaning "winepress," and חֵפֶר (Chepher), meaning "digging" or "a pit."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Gath-hepher in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.

Usage: Gath-hepher is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "winepress of the pit." It is primarily known as the hometown of the prophet Jonah.

Cultural and Historical Background: Gath-hepher was a town located in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun in ancient Israel. It is identified with the modern site of el-Meshed, near Nazareth. The town's name suggests it may have been a site of agricultural activity, particularly related to wine production, which was common in the region. The mention of a "pit" could indicate the presence of cisterns or storage facilities for agricultural produce.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from gath and chaphar
Definition
"wine press of digging," home of Jonah
NASB Translation
Gath-hepher (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גַּת הַחֵ֫פֶר 2 Kings 14:25 (wine-press of digging home of Jonah, prophet; גִּתָּ֖הֿ חֵ֫פֶר Joshua 19:13, perhaps modern El-Meshhed, approximately 3 miles east of north from Nazareth, RobBR ii. 350 BdPal 252.



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Gath-kephr, Gittah-kephr

Or (abridged) Gittah-Chepher {ghit-taw-khay'-fer}; from gath and chaphar with the article inserted; wine- press of (the) well; Gath-Chepher, a place in Palestine -- Gath-kephr, Gittah-kephr.

see HEBREW chaphar

Forms and Transliterations
הַחֵֽפֶר׃ החפר׃ חֵ֖פֶר חפר Chefer ha·ḥê·p̄er haChefer haḥêp̄er ḥê·p̄er ḥêp̄er
Links
Interlinear GreekInterlinear HebrewStrong's NumbersEnglishman's Greek ConcordanceEnglishman's Hebrew ConcordanceParallel Texts
Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 19:13
HEB: מִזְרָ֔חָה גִּתָּ֥ה חֵ֖פֶר עִתָּ֣ה קָצִ֑ין
NAS: toward the sunrise to Gath-hepher, to Eth-kazin,
KJV: on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin,
INT: eastward the sunrise to Gath-hepher to Eth-kazin proceeded

2 Kings 14:25
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִגַּ֥ת הַחֵֽפֶר׃
NAS: the prophet, who was of Gath-hepher.
KJV: the prophet, which [was] of Gathhepher.
INT: the prophet who Gath-hepher

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1662
2 Occurrences


ḥê·p̄er — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥê·p̄er — 1 Occ.















1661
Top of Page
Top of Page