H2660b H2660b
Hepher; Canaanite city with unknown location
Hepher was a Canaanite royal city conquered by Joshua, listed alongside Aphek (Joshua 12:17). It also names a region in Judah mentioned during Solomon's administrative districts (1 Kings 4:10). The exact location remains unknown, though it lay somewhere in the coastal plain or Shephelah. The name may relate to the root חפר (dig, search).
Senses
1. sense 1 — Joshua 12:17 lists 'the king of Hepher' among the 31 defeated kings, while 1 Kings 4:10 refers to 'the land of Hepher' as part of Solomon's second district. Spanish 'Hefer/Jefer' and German 'Chepher/Hepher' show varied transliteration practices. The site remains archaeologically unidentified. 2×
AR["حَافَرَ", "حَفَرَ"]·ben["হেফরের"]·DE["Chepher", "Hepher"]·EN["Chepher", "Hepher"]·FR["Chepher", "Hepher"]·heb["חפר"]·HI["खेफ़ेर", "हेपेर"]·ID["Hefer"]·IT["Chepher", "Hepher"]·jav["Hèfèr"]·KO["헤벨의", "헤본의"]·PT["Chefer", "Hefer"]·RU["Хефера"]·ES["Hefer", "Jefer"]·SW["Heferi"]·TR["Hefer'in"]·urd["حفر", "حفر-کا"]
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
† II. חֵ֫פֶר n.pr.loc. 1. Canaanitish town, with a king, named just before Aphek Jos 12:17, exact site unknown. 2. 1 K 4:10 in Judah (ארץ ח׳);—on גִּ֫תָּה ח׳ Jos 19:13, גַּת הַח׳ 2 K 14:25, v. גַּת⁴" dir="rtl" >גַּת sub יגן" dir="rtl" >יגן.