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Ephai
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(Hebrews Ephay' עֵיפִי toxt עֵוֹפִי for עוֹפִי, Ophay'], languid, hence gloomy; Sept. Ι᾿ωφέ v.r. ᾿Ωφέ, ᾿Ωφή , and ᾿Ωφέτ, Vulg. Ophi), a Netophathite, whose sons were among the "captains (שָׂרַים ) of the forces" left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon, and who warned the Babylonian governor of the plots against him (Jeremiah 40:8). B.C. 588. They submitted themselves to Gedaliah, the Babylonian governor, and were apparently massacred with him by Ishmael (41:3; comp. 40:13).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ephai'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/ephai.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ephai'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/e/ephai.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
