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ē´fı̄ , ē´fā̇ -ı̄ ( עיפי , ‛ēphay , in Ḳerē , עופי , ‛ōphai , in Kethı̄bh; Ἰωφέ , Iōphé , �Ωφέ , Ōphé , "gloomy," "obscuring," in the Septuagint, Septuagint): "The Netophathite," whose sons were numbered among "the captains of the forces" left in Judah after the carrying away to Babylon (Jer 40 ([lxx 47) 8). His sons assembled at Mizpah with Gedaliah, governor of the scattered Jews, and with him were slain by Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah (Jet Jeremiah 41:3 ).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Ephai'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/e/ephai.html. 1915.

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Ephai