Jephunneh
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Jephunneh

he that beholds

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Jephunneh

(for whom a way is prepared).

  1. Father of Caleb the spy, appears to have belonged to an Edomitish tribe called Kenezites, from Kenaz their founder. See (Numbers 13:6) etc.; Numb 32:12 etc.; Josh 14:14 etc.; 1Chr 4:15 (B.C. 1530.)
  2. A descendant of Asher, eldest of the three sons of Jether. (1 Chronicles 7:38) (B.C. 1017.)
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Nimble, or a beholder.

(1.) The father of Caleb, who was Joshua's companion in exploring Canaan (Numbers 13:6), a Kenezite (Joshua 14:14).

(2.) One of the descendants of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:38).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
JEPHUNNEH

je-fun'-e (yephunneh, meaning uncertain):

(1) Father of Caleb (Numbers 13:6; Numbers 14:6, 30, etc.).

According to Numbers 13:6, he was of the tribe of Judah; according to 32:12; Joshua 14:6, a Kenizzite; the Kenizzites were incorporated in Judah (compare 1 Chronicles 4:13-15).

(2) A son of Jether, an Asherite (1 Chronicles 7:38).

Strong's Hebrew
3612. Kaleb -- a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the ...
... Kaleb. 3613 . a son of Jephunneh and sent by Moses to spy out the land.
Transliteration: Kaleb Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-labe') Short Definition: Caleb. ...
/hebrew/3612.htm - 6k

3312. Yephunneh -- father of Caleb, also an Asherite
... Yephunneh. 3313 . father of Caleb, also an Asherite. Transliteration: Yephunneh
Phonetic Spelling: (yef-oon-neh') Short Definition: Jephunneh. ... Jephunneh. ...
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Library

And when they were Near to the Land, which God had Promised to ...
... But two of the twelve, Jesus the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, rent
their clothes for the evil that was done, and besought the people not to be ...
/.../the demonstration of the apostolic preaching/chapter 27 and when they.htm

The Spies
... 32. "And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were
of them that searched the land, rent their clothes. And ...
//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/the spies.htm

Weighed, and Found Wanting
... on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the children of
Israel.6. And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/weighed and found wanting.htm

Those Persons Prove Themselves Senseless who Exaggerate the Mercy ...
... Those, doubtless, who do believe God, and who have continued in His love; as did
Caleb [the son] of Jephunneh and Joshua [the son] of Nun, [4205] and innocent ...
/.../irenaeus/against heresies/chapter xxviii those persons prove themselves.htm

The Census of Israel
... wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of
Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.""Numbers 26:63-65. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/the census of israel.htm

Ephesians vi. 14
... It is not Caleb the son of Jephunneh, nor Jesus the son of Nun, that hath brought
these fruits; but Jesus the Son of "the Father of mercies" (2 Corinthians 1:3 ...
/.../homily xxiii ephesians vi 14.htm

Matt. xii. 1
... narrow way, and uttering the same kind of talk as those spies of old, let not the
multitude, but Joshua, be our pattern, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh; and do ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xxxix matt xii 1.htm

God's People in the Furnace
... not Israel that are of Israel"were the chosen ones, those who were most in the furnace,
Joshua, the son of Nun, and Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, against whom ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/gods people in the furnace.htm

The Debt of Israel
... Whoever looked upon him was impressed with the unflinching piety of the countenance.
This was Caleb the Faithful, son of Jephunneh, the Kenezite. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter x the debt of.htm

Letter cviii. To Eustochium.
... [2821] She admired more the upper springs and the nether springs which Othniel the
son of Kenaz the son of Jephunneh received in place of a south land and a ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter cviii to eustochium.htm

Thesaurus
Jephunneh (16 Occurrences)
...JEPHUNNEH. je-fun'-e (yephunneh, meaning uncertain): (1) Father of Caleb (Numbers
13:6; Numbers 14:6, 30, etc.). ...Jephunneh (16 Occurrences). ...
/j/jephunneh.htm - 12k

Jephun'neh (16 Occurrences)
Jephun'neh. Jephunneh, Jephun'neh. Jerah . ... Jephun'neh (16 Occurrences). Numbers
13:6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. (See RSV). ...
/j/jephun'neh.htm - 10k

Nun (31 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:6 Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those
who spied out the land, tore their clothes: (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS ...
/n/nun.htm - 18k

Caleb (39 Occurrences)
... 19). (3.) The son of Jephunneh (Numbers 13:6; 32:12; Joshua 14:6, 14). ... Caleb (39
Occurrences). Numbers 13:6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. ...
/c/caleb.htm - 24k

Kenezite (3 Occurrences)
... To this clan belonged Jephunneh, the father of Caleb (Numbers 32:12 Joshua
14:6, 14). It had evidently been absorbed by the tribe of Judah. ...
/k/kenezite.htm - 8k

Kenizzite (4 Occurrences)
... Numbers 32:12 except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son
of Nun; because they have followed Yahweh completely.' (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY ...
/k/kenizzite.htm - 8k

Ken'izzite (3 Occurrences)
... Ken'izzite (3 Occurrences). Numbers 32:12 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite,
and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have wholly followed the LORD. ...
/k/ken'izzite.htm - 7k

Wholeheartedly (15 Occurrences)
... Numbers 32:12 save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son
of Nun; because they have wholly followed the LORD. (See NIV). ...
/w/wholeheartedly.htm - 10k

Wholly (67 Occurrences)
... Numbers 32:12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of
Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV). ...
/w/wholly.htm - 26k

Elah (17 Occurrences)
... (3.) The second of the three sons of Caleb, the son of Jephunneh (1 Chronicles
4:15). ... (3) A son of Caleb the son of Jephunneh (1 Chronicles 4:15). ...
/e/elah.htm - 17k

Resources
What is the story of Joshua and Caleb in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

What is a Calebite? | GotQuestions.org

Summary of the Book of Numbers - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org

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Concordance
Jephunneh (16 Occurrences)

Numbers 13:6
Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 14:6
Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were of those who spied out the land, tore their clothes:
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 14:30
surely you shall not come into the land, concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 14:38
But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, remained alive of those men who went to spy out the land.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 26:65
For Yahweh had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. There was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 32:12
except Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua the son of Nun; because they have followed Yahweh completely.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Numbers 34:19
These are the names of the men: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Deuteronomy 1:36
save Caleb the son of Jephunneh: he shall see it; and to him will I give the land that he has trodden on, and to his children, because he has wholly followed Yahweh."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 14:6
Then the children of Judah drew near to Joshua in Gilgal. Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, "You know the thing that Yahweh spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning you in Kadesh Barnea.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 14:13
Joshua blessed him; and he gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for an inheritance.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 14:14
Therefore Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day; because he wholly followed Yahweh, the God of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 15:13
To Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of Yahweh to Joshua, even Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (the same is Hebron).
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Joshua 21:12
But they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 4:15
The sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam; and the sons of Elah; and Kenaz.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:56
but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:38
The sons of Jether: Jephunneh, and Pispa, and Ara.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Jephunneh

Jephunneh: An Asherite

Jephunneh: Father of Caleb

Related Terms

Jephun'neh (16 Occurrences)

Nun (31 Occurrences)

Caleb (39 Occurrences)

Kenezite (3 Occurrences)

Kenizzite (4 Occurrences)

Ken'izzite (3 Occurrences)

Wholeheartedly (15 Occurrences)

Wholly (67 Occurrences)

Elah (17 Occurrences)

Kenezzite (2 Occurrences)

Naam (1 Occurrence)

Hebron (71 Occurrences)

Jephthah's (1 Occurrence)

Villages (106 Occurrences)

Hamlets (38 Occurrences)

Kadeshbarnea (9 Occurrences)

Kiriath (34 Occurrences)

Kiriath-arba (9 Occurrences)

Kadesh-barnea (9 Occurrences)

Kir'iath-ar'ba (9 Occurrences)

Kenaz (11 Occurrences)

Ka'desh-bar'nea (9 Occurrences)

Na'am (1 Occurrence)

Uplifted (26 Occurrences)

Jether (8 Occurrences)

Iru (1 Occurrence)

Tore (59 Occurrences)

Trod (14 Occurrences)

Trodden (42 Occurrences)

Relationships (1 Occurrence)

Explored (9 Occurrences)

Doubtless (10 Occurrences)

Pispah (1 Occurrence)

Pispa (1 Occurrence)

Barnea (10 Occurrences)

Chelubai (1 Occurrence)

Anak (8 Occurrences)

Arba (9 Occurrences)

Ara (1 Occurrence)

Survived (15 Occurrences)

Spied (14 Occurrences)

Spying (5 Occurrences)

Spy (27 Occurrences)

Searched (71 Occurrences)

Unwalled (39 Occurrences)

Forefather (33 Occurrences)

Sware (90 Occurrences)

Overtake (113 Occurrences)

Blesseth (55 Occurrences)

Approached (61 Occurrences)

Rent (76 Occurrences)

Swore (109 Occurrences)

Tribe (250 Occurrences)

Settle (63 Occurrences)

Resting-place (211 Occurrences)

Namely (81 Occurrences)

Gilgal (39 Occurrences)

Touched (96 Occurrences)

Kadesh (30 Occurrences)

Belonged (105 Occurrences)

Judah (802 Occurrences)

Joshua (211 Occurrences)

Genealogy (29 Occurrences)

Anem (1 Occurrence)

Search (186 Occurrences)

Completely (213 Occurrences)

Drew (162 Occurrences)

Signs (127 Occurrences)

Fields (199 Occurrences)

Grief (252 Occurrences)

Therein (269 Occurrences)

Alive (166 Occurrences)

Portion (227 Occurrences)

Disease (213 Occurrences)

Family (438 Occurrences)

Dwell (474 Occurrences)

Foot (193 Occurrences)

Names (133 Occurrences)

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