Lexicon
חֵ֫פֶר
che.pher
H2660B
N:N--L Hebrew

Hepher

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

che.pher is used as a proper name for a land and for a king in the supplied verses.

The supplied verses use the noun as a proper name: one clause concerns a land, while another lists a king bearing the name.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name for land and king · dominant

    Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Kings 4:10 the APB renders a clause about “all the land of Hepher,” while in Joshua 12:17 it renders an entry for “the king of Hepher.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the form as “Hepher” in both verses, once in “the land of Hepher” and once in “the king of Hepher.” It does not by itself determine the term’s specific contribution beyond these clauses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture