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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #6081 - עֵפֶר

Transliteration

ʻÊpher

Phonetics

ay'-fer

Origin

probably a variation of (H6082)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

BSB (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

CSB (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

ESV (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

KJV (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

LEB (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

LSB (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

N95 (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

NAS (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (4)

Genesis 1

1 Chronicles 3

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

עֵ֫פֶר proper name, masculine Αφερ, etc.; —

1 'son' of Midian Genesis 25:4; 1 Chronicles 1:33 (ᵐ5^L Γοφερ).

2 in Judah 1 Chronicles 4:17 (Α Γαφερ).

3 in Manasseh 1 Chronicles 5:24.

עַפְרָה see ׳בֵּית לְע p.112above

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עֵפֶר (i.q. غِفْرُ “calf,” “young animal”), [Epher], pr.n. m.

(1) of a son of Midian, Genesis 25:4.

(2) 1 Chronicles 4:17.

(3) 1 Chronicles 5:24.

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List of Word Forms

וְעֵ֡פֶר וְעֵ֣פֶר וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ ועפר vaEfer veEfer wā‘êp̄er wā·‘ê·p̄er wə‘êp̄er wə·‘ê·p̄er