H6081: עֵפֶר
ʻÊpher · pronounced ay'-fer · “Epher”
Definition
Epher, the name of an Arabian and of two Israelites
KJV translates it as: Epher.
Word origin: probably a variation of H6082 (עֹפֶר); gazelle;
Extended definition
son of: Midian (H4080);
brother of: Ephah (H5891), Hanoch (H2585I), Abida (H0028) and Eldaah (H0420)
§ Epher = "a calf"
1) the 2nd son of Midian
2) a son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
3) one of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6081 is translated
- epher ×4
Bible verses with H6081 (ʻÊpher)
ʻêpher appears in 4 verses.
- 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 4:17
And the sons of Ezra were, Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa.
- 1 Chronicles 5:24
And these were the heads of the house of their fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, and heads of the house of their fathers.