ʻÊpher — H6081

Definition

masculine proper noun

Epher, the name of an Arabian and of two Israelites

1. Epher = "a calf"
2. the 2nd son of Midian
3. a son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
4. one of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan

Usually translated as

Epher

Origin

probably a variation of H6082; gazelle

• ʻôpher (H6082)

Occurrences

ʻÊpher occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Chronicles (3)

• Genesis 25:4 — And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher (וָעֵ֙פֶר֙), and Hanoch, and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.
• 1 Chronicles 1:33 — And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher (וָעֵ֙פֶר֙), and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.
• 1 Chronicles 4:17 — And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher (וְעֵ֣פֶר), and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
• 1 Chronicles 5:24 — And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher (וְעֵ֡פֶר), and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.