Quick Definition
Ephron
Biblical Persons & Places
Ephron
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.23.8;
only referred to as Ephron (עֶפְרוֹן);
a son of Zohar.
Ephron_Mount
Mount Ephron
A location first mentioned at Jos.15.9;
referred to as Ephron Mount (עֶפְרוֹן), or Ephron (KJV, NIV= "west") (יָמָּה).
Strong's Definition
Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine
Derivation: from the same as H6081 (עֵפֶר); fawn-like;
KJV Usage: Ephron, Ephrain (from the margin).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ephron = "fawn-like"
n pr m
1) a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah
n pr loc
2) a city on the borders of Benjamin
3) a mountain on the northern border of Judah
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.23.8;
son of: Zohar (H6714)
§ Ephron = "fawn-like"
a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֶפְרוֹן
‛ephrôn
BDB Definition:
Ephron = fawn-like
1) a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah (noun proper masculine)
2) a city on the borders of Benjamin (noun proper locative)
3) a mountain on the northern border of Judah (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 14