Chêpher — H2660

H2660 · Hebrew — חפר

Pronunciation: khay'-fer

Definition

masculine proper noun

Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites

  1. Hepher = "a well"
  2. n pr m
  3. youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites
  4. son of Asher, the father of Tekoa
  5. the Mecherathite, one of David's mighty warriors
  6. n pr loc
  7. a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua site unknown
    1. a place in Judah, probably the same as 4 above

Usually translated as

Hepher

Origin

from H2658 or H2659; a pit of shame

Occurrences

Chêpher occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Numbers (3), Joshua (3), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (2)

Strong's Lexicon — C