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Kphiyrah <a href="../hebrew/3716a.htm" title="3716a">►</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">Kphiyrah: Kephirah</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כְּפִירָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Kphiyrah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kef-ee-RAW<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(kef-ee-raw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Kephirah<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Kephirah<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root כָּפַר (kaphar), meaning "to cover" or "to atone."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Kephirah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name. However, the concept of cities and locations can be related to Greek terms for city or place, such as πόλις (polis, Strong's G4172).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Kephirah is a proper noun referring to a specific location mentioned in the Old Testament. It is one of the cities of the Gibeonites, a group of Hivites who tricked Joshua and the Israelites into making a peace treaty with them (Joshua 9:17).<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Kephirah was one of the four cities of the Gibeonites, along with Gibeon, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. The Gibeonites, fearing the Israelites after hearing of their victories, resorted to deception to secure a treaty with them. This treaty was honored by the Israelites despite the deceit, due to the sacredness of oaths made before God. The Gibeonites were later assigned as woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and the altar of the LORD (Joshua 9:27).<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">כְּפִירָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>city of the Hivites subsequently assigned to Benjamin.</b></font>, <a href="/interlinear/joshua/9-17.htm">Joshua 9:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-26.htm">Joshua 18:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezra/2-25.htm">Ezra 2:25</a> = <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/7-29.htm">Nehemiah 7:29</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Κεφειρα</font>, etc.; = modern <em>Kefireh</em> Rob<sup>BR iii, 146</sup> Guérin<sup>Jud. i. 283 ff.</sup> Mem<sup>iii. 36</sup> Buhl<sup>G. § 94, p.169</sup>. <p> <font class="hebrew2">כְּפִירִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/6-2.htm">Nehemiah 6:2</a>, probably = foregoing (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> and others appellative noun = <em>villages</em>). <p>IV. <font class="hebrew2">כפר</font> (√ of following, = <em>dig</em> ? compare Sabean <font class="hebrew2">כפר</font>, verb <em>dig</em>, noun <em>cave</em>, DHM<sup>Anzeiger d. Wiener Akkadian, phil.-hist. Cl., Dec. 17, 1884</sup>, quoted by Eut<sup>Nab 27</sup>; Nö<sup>ib.</sup> compare also Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb049904.gif"> <em>basket, measure</em>; Nabataean <font class="hebrew2">כפר</font> <em>cave, sepulcher</em>, synonym of <font class="hebrew2">קברא</font> Nö in Eut<sup>Nab ib</sup>.) <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>Chephirah <p>Feminine of <a href="/hebrew/3715.htm">kphiyr</a>; the village (always with the art.); Kephirah, a place in Palestine -- Chephirah. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3715.htm">kphiyr</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְהַכְּפִירָ֔ה וְהַכְּפִירָ֖ה והכפירה כְּפִירָ֣ה כפירה kə·p̄î·rāh kefiRah kəp̄îrāh vehakkefiRah wə·hak·kə·p̄î·rāh wəhakkəp̄îrāh<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/joshua/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 9:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעָרֵיהֶם֙ גִּבְע֣וֹן <b> וְהַכְּפִירָ֔ה </b> וּבְאֵר֖וֹת וְקִרְיַ֥ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [were] Gibeon <span class="itali">and Chephirah</span> and Beeroth<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [were] Gibeon, <span class="itali">and Chephirah,</span> and Beeroth,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/9-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> now their cities Gibeon <span class="itali">and Chephirah</span> and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/18-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 18:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְהַמִּצְפֶּ֥ה <b> וְהַכְּפִירָ֖ה </b> וְהַמֹּצָֽה׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Mizpeh <span class="itali">and Chephirah</span> and Mozah,<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And Mizpeh, <span class="itali">and Chephirah,</span> and Mozah,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/18-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Mizpeh <span class="itali">and Chephirah</span> and Mozah<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 2:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִרְיַ֤ת עָרִים֙ <b> כְּפִירָ֣ה </b> וּבְאֵר֔וֹת שְׁבַ֥ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Kiriath-arim, <span class="itali">Chephirah</span> and Beeroth,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Kirjatharim, <span class="itali">Chephirah,</span> and Beeroth,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the children of Kirjatharim <span class="itali">Chephirah</span> and Beeroth seven<p><b><a href="/text/nehemiah/7-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Nehemiah 7:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">קִרְיַ֤ת יְעָרִים֙ <b> כְּפִירָ֣ה </b> וּבְאֵר֔וֹת שְׁבַ֥ע</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/nehemiah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Kiriath-jearim, <span class="itali">Chephirah</span> and Beeroth,<br><a href="/kjvs/nehemiah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Kirjathjearim, <span class="itali">Chephirah,</span> and Beeroth,<br><a href="/interlinear/nehemiah/7-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he Kirjathjearim <span class="itali">Chephirah</span> and Beeroth seven<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3716.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3716.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3716<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kefirah_3716.htm">kə·p̄î·rāh — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehakkefirah_3716.htm">wə·hak·kə·p̄î·rāh — 2 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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