חֵפֶר

Strong’s Definition

Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

from H2658 (חָפַר) or H2659 (חָפֵר); a pit of shame;

KJV Usage

Hepher.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr m) youngest son of gilead and head of the family of hepherites
• 2.a place in judah, probably the same as 4 above
• 3.son of asher, the father of tekoa
• 4.the mecherathite, one of david's mighty warriors
• 5.(n pr loc) a place in ancient canaan, west of the jordan, conquered by joshua site unknown

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chêpher; Pronunciation: khay'-fer