Strong H2662חֶפְרִי

Hepherite

Transliteration
chephrîy
Pronunciation
khef-ree'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patronymic from H2660; a Chephrite (collectively) or descendant of Chepher: - Hepherites.

Detailed definition

Someone descended from Hepher who was a man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.32;
son of: Gilead (H1568H);
brother of: Abiezer (H44I), Helek (H2507), Asriel (H844), Shechem (H7928) and Shemida (H8061);
father of: Zelophehad (H6765)
Group of che.pher (חֵ֫פֶר "Hepher" H2660A)

In the biblical story

Hepher

Son of Gilead, ancestor of the Hepherites.

Hepher was a son of Gilead and ancestor of the Hepherite clan in the tribe of Manasseh. (Num.26.32,33; 27.1; Jos.17.2,3)

In the Bible

Strong H2662 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hepherites1

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:32
    And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
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