ʻEphrôwn — H6085

H6085 · Hebrew — עפרון

Pronunciation: ef-rone'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine

  1. Ephron = "fawn-like"
  2. n pr m
  3. a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah
  4. n pr loc
  5. a city on the borders of Benjamin
  6. a mountain on the northern border of Judah

Usually translated as

Ephron, Ephrain

Origin

from the same as H6081; fawn-like

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻEphrôwn occurs 14 times in 12 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (10), Joshua (1), 2 Chronicles (1)