yefune · Jephunneh

What it means

yefune (יְפֻנֶּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Jephunneh”.

The father of Caleb; another man bears the same name.

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×7
• Deuteronomy×1
• Joshua×5
• 1 Chronicles×3

• Numbers 13:6

  of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

• Numbers 14:6

  And Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes

• Numbers 14:30

  you shall not come into the land where I raised my hand to settle you in it, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

• Numbers 14:38

  But Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to explore the land.

• Numbers 26:65

  For YHWH had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” And there was not left a man of them except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

• Numbers 32:12

  except Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite and Joshua son of Nun, for they have fully followed YHWH.’

• Numbers 34:19

  And these are the names of the men: of the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

• Deuteronomy 1:36

  except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and to him I will give the land on which he has walked, and to his sons, because he has followed YHWH fully.”

• Joshua 14:6

  Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know the word that YHWH spoke to Moses the man of Elohim about me and about you in Kadesh-barnea.

• Joshua 14:13

  And Joshua blessed him, and he gave Hebron to Caleb son of Jephunneh as an inheritance.

• Joshua 14:14

  Therefore Hebron became Caleb’s son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he followed fully YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.

• Joshua 15:13

  And to Caleb son of Jephunneh he gave a portion among the sons of Judah, according to the command of YHWH to Joshua: Kiriath-arba, the father of Anak (that is Hebron).

• Joshua 21:12

  But the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession.

• 1 Chronicles 4:15

  And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh: Iru, Elah, and Naam. And the sons of Elah: Kenaz.

• 1 Chronicles 6:56

  but the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

• 1 Chronicles 7:38

  And the sons of Jether: Jephunneh, Pispa, and Ara.