H5778: עוֹפַי
ʻÔwphay · pronounced o-fah'-ee · “Ephai”
Definition
Ephai, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Ephai (from margin).
Word origin: from H5775 (עוֹף); birdlike;
Extended definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8
§ Ephai = "gloomy"
a Netophathite, whose sons were among the captains of the forces left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon
§ Ephai = "gloomy"
a Netophathite, whose sons were among the captains of the forces left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5778 is translated
- ephai ×1
Bible verses with H5778 (ʻÔwphay)
ʻôwphay appears in 1 verse.
- Jeremiah 40:8
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.