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Chepher <a href="../hebrew/2660a.htm" title="2660a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Chepher: Hepher</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">חֵפֶר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>proper name, masculine ; proper name, of a location <br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Chepher<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>KHEH-fer<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(khay'-fer)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Hepher<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Chepher<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root חָפַר (chaphar), meaning "to dig" or "to search."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for the proper noun "Hepher" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew name.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the Bible, "Hepher" refers to both a person and a place. As a person, Hepher is noted as a descendant of Manasseh, one of the sons of Joseph, and the father of Zelophehad, whose daughters famously petitioned Moses for their inheritance rights (Numbers 26:33). As a place, Hepher is a town mentioned in the context of the conquests of Joshua (Joshua 12:17).<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The name Hepher is associated with the tribe of Manasseh, one of the tribes of Israel that settled on the east and west sides of the Jordan River. The daughters of Zelophehad, descendants of Hepher, played a significant role in Israelite inheritance laws, highlighting the importance of family lineage and property rights in ancient Israelite society. The town of Hepher, conquered by Joshua, was part of the broader campaign to settle the Promised Land, reflecting the historical context of Israel's transition from a nomadic to a settled people.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">חֵ֫פֶר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine 1.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a Manassite</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/numbers/26-32.htm">Numbers 26:32,33</a>; <a href="/interlinear/numbers/27-1.htm">Numbers 27:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/17-2.htm">Joshua 17:2</a>,3, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Οφερ</font>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>a man of Judah</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-6.htm">1 Chronicles 4:6</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ηφαλ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Αφερ</font>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>3</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>one of David's heroes</b></font>, according to <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/11-36.htm">1 Chronicles 11:36</a> (but on text see Be VB and Dr <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/23-36.htm">2 Samuel 23:36</a>). <p> II. <font class="hebrew2">חֵ֫פֶר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location 1.</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Canaanitish town, with a king, named just before Aphek</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/12-17.htm">Joshua 12:17</a>, exact site unknown. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4-10.htm">1 Kings 4:10</a> in Judah (<font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ארץ ח</font>); — on <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">גִּ֫תָּה ח</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/19-13.htm">Joshua 19:13</a>, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">גַּת הַח</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/14-25.htm">2 Kings 14:25</a>, see <font class="hebrew2">גַּת</font> below <font class="hebrew2">יגן</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Hepher <p>From <a href="/hebrew/2658.htm">chaphar</a> or <a href="/hebrew/2659.htm">chapher</a>; a pit of shame; Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites -- Hepher. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2658.htm">chaphar</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2659.htm">chapher</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְחֵ֕פֶר וחפר חֵ֔פֶר חֵ֖פֶר חֵ֗פֶר חֵ֚פֶר חֵ֤פֶר חֵ֨פֶר חֵֽפֶר׃ חפר חפר׃ Chefer ḥê·p̄er ḥêp̄er veChefer wə·ḥê·p̄er wəḥêp̄er<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/numbers/26-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 26:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשְּׁמִידָעִ֑י <b> וְחֵ֕פֶר </b> מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחֶפְרִֽי׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the Shemidaites; <span class="itali">and [of] Hepher,</span> the family<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the Shemidaites: <span class="itali">and [of] Hepher,</span> the family<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the family of the Shemidaites <span class="itali">and Hepher</span> the family of the Hepherites<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/26-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 26:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּצְלָפְחָ֣ד בֶּן־ <b> חֵ֗פֶר </b> לֹא־ הָ֥יוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/26.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Hepher</span> had<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/26.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Hepher</span> had no sons,<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/26-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now Zelophehad the son <span class="itali">of Hepher</span> no had<p><b><a href="/text/numbers/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Numbers 27:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צְלָפְחָ֗ד בֶּן־ <b> חֵ֤פֶר </b> בֶּן־ גִּלְעָד֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/numbers/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Hepher,</span> the son<br><a href="/kjvs/numbers/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Hepher,</span> the son<br><a href="/interlinear/numbers/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Zelophehad the son <span class="itali">of Hepher</span> the son of Gilead<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/12-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 12:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ <b> חֵ֖פֶר </b> אֶחָֽד׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> one; the king <span class="itali">of Hepher,</span> one;<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> one; the king <span class="itali">of Hepher,</span> one;<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/12-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> one the king <span class="itali">of Hepher</span> one<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/17-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 17:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֶׁ֔כֶם וְלִבְנֵי־ <b> חֵ֖פֶר </b> וְלִבְנֵ֣י שְׁמִידָ֑ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and for the sons <span class="itali">of Hepher</span> and for the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and for the children <span class="itali">of Hepher,</span> and for the children<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Shechem the sons <span class="itali">of Hepher</span> the sons of Shemida<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/17-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 17:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלִצְלָפְחָד֩ בֶּן־ <b> חֵ֨פֶר </b> בֶּן־ גִּלְעָ֜ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Hepher,</span> the son<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the son <span class="itali">of Hepher,</span> the son<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/17-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Zelophehad the son <span class="itali">of Hepher</span> the son of Gilead<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/4-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 4:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכָל־ אֶ֥רֶץ <b> חֵֽפֶר׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [was] his and all the land <span class="itali">of Hepher);</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and all the land <span class="itali">of Hepher:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/4-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all the land <span class="itali">of Hepher</span><p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲחֻזָּ֣ם וְאֶת־ <b> חֵ֔פֶר </b> וְאֶת־ תֵּימְנִ֖י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him Ahuzzam, <span class="itali">Hepher,</span> Temeni<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him Ahuzam, <span class="itali">and Hepher,</span> and Temeni,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Naarah Ahuzzam <span class="itali">Hepher</span> Temeni and Haahashtari<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/11-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 11:36</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> חֵ֚פֶר </b> הַמְּכֵ֣רָתִ֔י אֲחִיָּ֖ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Hepher</span> the Mecherathite, Ahijah<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Hepher</span> the Mecherathite, Ahijah<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/11-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Hepher</span> the Mecherathite Ahijah<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2660.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2660.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2660<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chefer_2660.htm">ḥê·p̄er — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vechefer_2660.htm">wə·ḥê·p̄er — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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