Hebrew word · H6081

עֵ֫פֶר

va'efer

Epher

Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man of the Midianites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.4;

son of: Midian (H4080);

brother of: Ephah (H5891), Hanoch (H2585I), Abida (H0028) and Eldaah (H0420)

§ Epher = "a calf"

1) the 2nd son of Midian

2) a son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah

3) one of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 1

  1. Genesis 25:4 וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ and Epher

    The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Keturah.

1 Chronicles · 3

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:33 וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ and Epher

    The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All of these were Keturah’s sons.

  2. 1 Chronicles 4:17 וְעֵ֣פֶר and Epher

    The sons of Ezrah: Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. And Mered’s wife Bithiah gave birth to Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.

  3. 1 Chronicles 5:24 וְעֵ֡פֶר and Epher

    These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were mighty men of valor, famous men, and heads of their families.

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