Biblical Persons & Places
Hepher
Warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A warrior living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.36;
only referred to as Hepher (חֵ֫פֶר).
Hepher
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.6;
only referred to as Hepher (חֵ֫פֶר);
son of Ashhur and Naarah;
a brother of Ahuzzam, Temeni and Haahashtari;
half-brother of: Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan and Koz.
Hepher
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.32;
referred to as Hepher (חֵ֫פֶר), or Hepherite (חֶפְרִי);
son of Gilead;
a brother of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem and Shemida;
father of Zelophehad.
Hepher
Hepher
A location first mentioned at Jos.12.17;
only referred to as Hepher (חֵ֫פֶר).
Strong's Definition
Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites
Derivation: from H2658 (חָפַר) or H2659 (חָפֵר); a pit of shame;
KJV Usage: Hepher.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Hepher = "a well"
n pr m
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
n pr loc
4) a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua site unknown
4a) a place in Judah, probably the same as 4 above
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֵפֶר
chêpher
BDB Definition:
Hepher = a well
1) youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites (noun proper masculine)
2) son of Asher, the father of Tekoa (noun proper masculine)
3) the Mecherathite, one of Davids mighty warriors (noun proper masculine)
4) a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua site unknown (noun proper locative)
4a) a place in Judah, probably the same as 4 above
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 9