ḥēfer חֵ֫פֶר ‘Hepher’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from ḥāfar חָפַר ‘to search’ or ḥāfēr חָפֵר ‘be ashamed’
Roots:
חפר
חפר
Variants: חֵ֫פֶר, חֵ֫פֶר
ḥēfer Apr n m pers Bpr n loc
AHepher = "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
BHepher = "a well"
n pr loc
1) a place in ancient Canaan, west of the Jordan, conquered by Joshua site unknown
2) a place in Judah, probably the same as 1 above