H2660A

חֵ֫פֶר

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Hepher

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.32; son of: Gilead (H1568H); brother of: Abiezer (H0044I), Helek (H2507), Asriel (H0844), Shechem (H7928) and Shemida (H8061); father of: Zelophehad (H6765) Also named: cheph.ri (חֶפְרִי "Hepherite" H2662) § Hepher = "a well" 1) youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites 2) son of Asher, the father of Tekoa 3) the Mecherathite, one of David's mighty warriors

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. חֵ֫פֶר

proper name, masculine 1. a Manassite Num 26:32; Num 26:33; Num 27:1; Josh 17:2; Josh 17:3, ᵐ5 Οφερ.

2. a man of Judah 1Chr 4:6 ᵐ5 Ηφαλ, ᵐ5^L Αφερ.

3. one of David's heroes, according to 1Chr 11:36 (but on text see Be VB and Dr 2Sam 23:36).

II. חֵ֫פֶר

proper name, of a location 1. Canaanitish town, with a king, named just before Aphek Josh 12:17, exact site unknown.

2. 1Kgs 4:10 in Judah (׳ארץ ח); — on ׳גִּ֫תָּה ח Josh 19:13, ׳גַּת הַח 2Kgs 14:25, see גַּת below יגן.

5 occurrences

Numbers (3), Joshua (2)