Jephunneh
ye.phun.neh is a personal name, chiefly identifying Caleb by his father and also appearing in genealogical lists.
The name most often identifies Caleb through the patronymic “son of Jephunneh,” especially in accounts of the land, inheritance, and the men who spied out the land; it also appears in genealogical statements naming a son of Ethni and a son of Jether.
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Personal name identifying Caleb’s father · dominant
The form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in Caleb’s patronymic. In Deuteronomy 1:36 the APB renders “Caleb son of Jephunneh” in the promise concerning the land, while Joshua 14:14 names Caleb in the explanation of Hebron as his inheritance; Numbers 14:38 places Caleb alongside Joshua among the men who spied out the land.
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Personal name in genealogical notices · rare
The same proper-name form occurs in lineage statements apart from Caleb’s patronymic. In 1 Chronicles 6:41 the APB renders “Son of Ethni,” followed by the name in the genealogy, and in 1 Chronicles 7:38 it lists Jephunneh among “The sons of Jether.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the Caleb passages, the APB commonly presents the name in “Caleb son of Jephunneh.” In the genealogical notices it is presented within a line of descent or a list of sons; These English phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a separate translation of the name.