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ʿōfay עוֹפַי ‘Ephai’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿōf עוֹף ‘bird’
Roots: עוף

ʿōfay pr n m pers
Ephai = "gloomy"
1) a Netophathite, whose sons were among the captains of the forces left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon

Mentioned in Jeremiah 40:8

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