Bible Names

Ephah: meaning of the name

Ephah means “weary; tired.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)girl name

Ephah in Hebrew and Greek

עֵיפָה H5891

ʻÊyphâh (ay-faw') — Ephah, the name of a son of Midian, and of the region settled by him; also of an Israelite and of an Israelitess

the same as H5890 (עֵיפָה);

People named Ephah in the Bible

Places named Ephah

Ephah in Scripture

“Ephah” appears in 5 verses of the King James Version.

  • Genesis 25:4

    And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:33

    And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:46

    And Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:47

    And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

  • Isaiah 60:6

    The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.