Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Hephera 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).
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.
... /hebrew/2662.htm - 6k 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 ...
/.../viii the historicity of the.htm
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 ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxiii the twelve minor.htm
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. ...
/.../palmer/a birds-eye view of the bible/v the kingdom divided.htm
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 ...
/.../the way of salvation in the lutheran church/chapter xx jonah and micah.htm
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 ...
/.../chapter iitiglath-pileser iii and the.htm
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
.../g/gath-hepher.htm - 8kGittah-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 ...
/m/mahlah.htm - 9k
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 ...
/m/milcah.htm - 10k
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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