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ʿēfā עֵיפָה ‘Ephah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as ʿēfā עֵיפָה ‘darkness’
Roots: עיפה

ʿēfā pr n m pers + pr n f pers + pr n loc
Ephah = "gloomy"
n pr m
1) a son of Midian
2) a Judaite, son of Jahdai
n pr f
3) a concubine of Caleb in the line of Judah

Mentioned in Genesis 25:4 Isaiah 60:6 1 Chronicles 1:33, 2:46, 2:47

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