H0654 H0654
Ephlal (Judahite, descendant of Sheshan)
Ephlal appears in the genealogy of Judah as a descendant of Sheshan through an Egyptian servant. The name occurs twice in the same verse, establishing a link in the family chain. The meaning is uncertain, though the Septuagint preserves various Greek renderings.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Appears twice in 1 Chronicles 2:37, connecting Sheshan's line through unconventional marriage to an Egyptian servant. This double mention emphasizes genealogical continuity despite the irregularity. The name's etymology remains unclear, though it functions clearly as a personal identifier in Judah's tribal records. 2×
AR["أَفلال", "وَ-أَفلال"]·ben["ইফ্লল", "ও-ইফ্লল"]·DE["[אפלל]", "[ואפלל]"]·EN["Ephlal", "and-Ephlal"]·FR["[אפלל]", "[ואפלל]"]·heb["אפלל", "ו-אפלל"]·HI["एपलाल", "और-एपलाल"]·ID["Eflal", "dan-Eflal"]·IT["[אפלל]", "[ואפלל]"]·jav["lan-Éflal", "Éflal"]·KO["그-와-에브랄", "에브랄"]·PT["Eflal", "e-Eflal"]·RU["и-Эфлаль", "родил"]·ES["Eflal", "y-Eflal"]·SW["Eflali", "na-Eflali"]·TR["Eflal'ı", "ve-Eflal"]·urd["افلال", "و-افلال"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† אֶפְלָל n.pr.m. in Judah 1 Ch 2:37(×2), Αφαμηλ, etc., 𝔊L Ελφαελ.