o.phay is a personal name appearing in a lineage designation for the Netophathite sons.

The attested use is a personal name within the designation “the sons of Ephai the Netophathite” in Jeremiah 40:8.

1. Personal name in a family designation · dominant

   In Jeremiah 40:8, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the phrase identifying “the sons of Ephai the Netophathite” among those who came to Gedaliah at Mizpeh; the APB renders the clause that way.

   Jeremiah 40:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Jeremiah 40:8, the APB presents the name in the phrase “the sons of Ephai the Netophathite.” It does not isolate the term beyond that family designation.