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ʿēfer עֵ֫פֶר ‘Epher’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably a variation of ʿōfer עֹ֫פֶר ‘fawn’
Roots: עופר

ʿēfer pr n m pers
Epher = "a calf"
1) the 2nd son of Midian
2) a son of Ezra, among the descendants of Judah
3) one of the heads of the families of Manasseh on the east of the Jordan

Mentioned in Genesis 25:4 1 Chronicles 4:17, 5:24, 1:33

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