chefer · Hepher

What it means

chefer (חֵפֶר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Hepher”.

A descendant of Gilead, of the tribe of Manasseh, and father of Zelophehad; also the name of other men and of a place.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Numbers×3
• Joshua×3
• 1 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×2

• Numbers 26:32

  and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

• Numbers 26:33

  Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

• Numbers 27:1

  The daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh son of Joseph, came near. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

• Joshua 12:17

  the king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

• Joshua 17:2

  And the allotment was for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, for the sons of Helek, for the sons of Asriel, for the sons of Shechem, for the sons of Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida. These are the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, the males, according to their families.

• Joshua 17:3

  But Zelophehad son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

• 1 Kings 4:10

  Ben-hesed, in Arubboth; his was Socoh and all the land of Hepher;

• 1 Chronicles 4:6

  And Naarah bore him Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and the Ahashtarite. These are the sons of Naarah.

• 1 Chronicles 11:36

  Hepher the Mecherathite; Ahijah the Pelonite;