- Original: חפר
- Transliteration: Chepher
- Phonetic: khay'-fer
- Definition: 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
a. a place in Judah, probably the same as 4 above
- Origin: from
H2658 or
H2659
- TWOT entry: None
- Part(s) of speech:
- Strong's: From
H2658 or
H2659 ; a pit or shame;
Chepher a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites: - Hepher.
Total KJV Occurrences: 9
• Hepher, 9
Numbers 26:32;
Numbers 26:33;
Numbers 27:1;
Joshua 12:17;
Joshua 17:2;
Joshua 17:3;
1 Kings 4:10;
1 Chronicles 4:6;
1 Chronicles 11:36