375. ephoh
Berean Strong's Lexicon
ephoh: "where," "then," "now," "here"

Original Word: אֵפוֹה
Part of Speech: adverb
Transliteration: ephoh
Pronunciation: ay-foh'
Phonetic Spelling: (ay-fo')
Definition: "where," "then," "now," "here"
Meaning: what place?, when?, how?

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אֵי (ay), meaning "where" or "how."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "ephoh," similar expressions of location or transition can be found in Greek words like ποῦ (pou, G4226) meaning "where."

Usage: The Hebrew word "ephoh" is an adverb used to indicate a sense of location or transition in a narrative. It often appears in rhetorical questions or statements to emphasize a point or to draw attention to a particular situation or condition. It can be translated as "where," "then," "now," or "here," depending on the context.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, language was rich with expressions that conveyed not just physical locations but also states of being or transitions in thought. The use of "ephoh" reflects a linguistic style that emphasizes the speaker's engagement with their audience, often inviting them to consider the implications of a situation or to reflect on a narrative's progression.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ay and poh
Definition
where?
NASB Translation
what kind (1), where (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֵיפֹה (from אַי & מֹּה here)

adverb 1. where? Genesis 37:16; 1 Samuel 19:22; 2 Samuel 9:4; Isaiah 49:21; Jeremiah 3:2; Job 4:7; Job 38:4; Ruth 2:19; in indirect sentence Jeremiah 36:19 (less common than אַיֵה, used of persons [contrast אֵיוֶֿה] and with a verb [contrast אַיֵּה]).

2 of what kind? (quails ?) only Judges 8:18.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
what manner, where

From 'ay and poh; what place?; also (of time) when?; or (of means) how?; --what manner, where.

see HEBREW 'ay

see HEBREW poh

Forms and Transliterations
אֵיפֹ֖ה אֵיפֹ֣ה אֵיפֹ֥ה אֵיפֹ֨ה אֵיפֹה֙ איפה וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה ואיפה ’ê·p̄ōh ’êp̄ōh eiFoh veeiFoh wə’êp̄ōh wə·’ê·p̄ōh
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 37:16
HEB: נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵיפֹ֖ה הֵ֥ם רֹעִֽים׃
NAS: tell me where they are pasturing
KJV: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed
INT: tell please where they are pasturing

Judges 8:18
HEB: וְאֶל־ צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע אֵיפֹה֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: and Zalmunna, What kind of men
KJV: and Zalmunna, What manner of men
INT: and Zalmunna What of men whom

Ruth 2:19
HEB: לָ֨הּ חֲמוֹתָ֜הּ אֵיפֹ֨ה לִקַּ֤טְתְּ הַיּוֹם֙
NAS: then said to her, Where did you glean
KJV: to day? and where wroughtest
INT: said her mother-in-law to her Where glean today

1 Samuel 19:22
HEB: וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵיפֹ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָוִ֑ד
NAS: and said, Where are Samuel
KJV: and said, Where [are] Samuel
INT: asked and said Where are Samuel David

2 Samuel 9:4
HEB: ל֥וֹ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֵיפֹ֣ה ה֑וּא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
NAS: said to him, Where is he? And Ziba
KJV: said unto him, Where [is] he? And Ziba
INT: said the king Where he said

Job 4:7
HEB: נָקִ֣י אָבָ֑ד וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה יְשָׁרִ֥ים נִכְחָֽדוּ׃
NAS: being innocent? Or where were the upright
KJV: being innocent? or where were the righteous
INT: blameless perished what manner were the upright off

Job 38:4
HEB: אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־
NAS: Where were you when I laid the foundation
KJV: Where wast thou when I laid the foundations
INT: Where become laid

Isaiah 49:21
HEB: לְבַדִּ֔י אֵ֖לֶּה אֵיפֹ֥ה הֵֽם׃ פ
NAS: alone; From where did these
KJV: these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where [had] they [been]?
INT: alone these where like

Jeremiah 3:2
HEB: שְׁפָיִ֜ם וּרְאִ֗י אֵיפֹה֙ לֹ֣א [שֻׁגַּלְתְּ
NAS: and see; Where have you not been violated?
KJV: and see where thou hast not been lien
INT: the bare and see Where not lie with

Jeremiah 36:19
HEB: אַל־ יֵדַ֖ע אֵיפֹ֥ה אַתֶּֽם׃
NAS: and do not let anyone know where you are.
KJV: and let no man know where ye be.
INT: not know where you

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 375
10 Occurrences


’ê·p̄ōh — 9 Occ.
wə·’ê·p̄ōh — 1 Occ.
















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