Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #5891 - עֵיפָהּ Ephah (two Israelites)

Original Word:	עֵיפָהּ
Transliteration:	Ephah
Definition:	two Israelites, also a Midianite
Part of Speech:	proper name; of a people; masculine; feminine
Phonetic Spelling:	(ay-faw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Ephah

The same as eyphah; Ephah, the name of a son of Midian, and of the region settled by him; also of an Israelite and of an Israelitess -- Ephah.

see HEBREW eyphah

Englishman's Concordance

Ephah=“gloomy”
1) a son of Midian (noun proper masculine)
2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai (noun proper masculine)
3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah (noun proper feminine)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. עֵיפָהproper name

1. of a people'son' of MidianGenesis 25:4 (J)=1 Chronicles 1:33, compare Isaiah 60:6, ᵐ5Γαφερ, Γεφαρ, Γαιφα(ρ).

2. masculinename in Judah1 Chronicles 2:47, ᵐ5Γαιφα.

3. feminineconcubine of Caleb1 Chronicles 2:46, ᵐ5Γαιφαηλ, A Γαιφα ἡ, ᵐ5^LΓαιφα.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 5891. עֵיפָה (Ephah) — 5 Occurrences

Genesis 25:4
HEB:וּבְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן עֵיפָ֤ה וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ וַחֲנֹ֔ךְ
NAS: of Midian [were] Ephah and Epher
KJV: of Midian; Ephah, and Epher,
INT: the sons of Midian Ephah and Epher and Hanoch

1 Chronicles 1:33
HEB:וּבְנֵ֣י מִדְיָ֗ן עֵיפָ֤ה וָעֵ֙פֶר֙ וַחֲנ֔וֹךְ
NAS: of Midian were Ephah, Epher,
KJV: of Midian; Ephah, and Epher,
INT: the sons of Midian were Ephah Epher Hanoch

1 Chronicles 2:46
HEB: וְעֵיפָה֙ פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ כָּלֵ֔ב
NAS:Ephah, Caleb's concubine,
KJV:And Ephah, Caleb's concubine,
INT:Ephah concubine Caleb's

1 Chronicles 2:47
HEB:וְגֵישָׁ֥ן וָפֶ֖לֶט וְעֵיפָ֥ה וָשָֽׁעַף׃
NAS: Geshan, Pelet, Ephah and Shaaph.
KJV: and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
INT: Geshan Pelet Ephah and Shaaph

Isaiah 60:6
HEB:בִּכְרֵ֤י מִדְיָן֙ וְעֵיפָ֔ה כֻּלָּ֖ם מִשְּׁבָ֣א
NAS: of Midian and Ephah; All
KJV: of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba
INT: the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah All Sheba

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