Strong H3716כְּפִירָה
Chephirah
- Transliteration
- kephîyrâh
- Pronunciation
- kef-ee-raw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Feminine of H3715; the village (always with the article);
{Kephirah} a place in Palestine: - Chephirah.
{Kephirah} a place in Palestine: - Chephirah.
Meaning of the name
Chephirah = "lioness"
Detailed definition
Chephirah was one of the Gibeonite towns that became part of the territories of Benjamin and Judah.
In the biblical story
Chephirah
Gibeonite town; later part of Benjamin and Judah
Chephirah was one of the Gibeonite towns that became part of the territories of Benjamin and Judah.
In the Bible
Strong H3716 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- chephirah4
First verses
- Joshua 9:17And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath–jearim.
- Joshua 18:26And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,
- Ezra 2:25The children of Kirjath–arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
- Nehemiah 7:29The men of Kirjath–jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.