יְפֻנֶּה16 H3312
Jephunneh — a proper name borne by the father of Caleb the Kenizzite and by an Asherite clan head.
A personal name (Yephunneh) carried primarily by the father of Caleb, the faithful spy who survived the wilderness generation alongside Joshua. The name appears in nearly every passage recounting Caleb's loyalty: his selection as Judah's scout (Num 13:6), his exemption from the wilderness decree (Num 14:6, 30, 38; 26:65; 32:12; Deut 1:36), and his inheritance claim at Hebron (Josh 14:6, 13, 14; 15:13; 21:12). A second Jephunneh appears briefly as an Asherite in 1 Chronicles 7:38. The name's etymology is uncertain but may relate to the root panah, 'to turn,' perhaps meaning 'he was turned [toward God].' All major translations transliterate consistently: Spanish 'Jefone,' French 'Jephunne,' German 'Jephunneh.'
Senses
1. Jephunneh (proper name) — The proper name Yephunneh (Jephunneh), identifying primarily the father of Caleb the Kenizzite, who with Joshua alone survived the wilderness generation because of his wholehearted faithfulness (Num 14:6, 30; 26:65; 32:12; Deut 1:36). Also borne by a minor Asherite figure (1 Chr 7:38). The Septuagint renders it as Iephonne, and modern translations uniformly transliterate — Spanish 'Jefone/Jefune,' French 'Jephunne/Yephunneh' — confirming its status as a personal name throughout. 16×
AR["يَفُنَّا", "يَفُنَّة", "يَفُنَّةَ", "يَفُنّةَ"]·ben["যিফুন্না", "যিফুন্নির", "যিফুন্নের", "যিফুন্নের।"]·DE["Jephunneh", "Yephunneh", "[יפנה]"]·EN["Jephunneh", "Yefunneh", "Yephunneh"]·FR["Jephunneh", "Jephunné", "Yephunneh", "[יפנה]"]·heb["יפונה", "יפנה"]·HI["यपुन्ने", "यपुन्ने-का", "यपुन्ने-के", "यपुन्नेह", "यफुन्ने", "यफुन्ने-का"]·ID["Yefune"]·IT["Gefunne", "Iefunne", "Jefunne", "Jephunneh"]·jav["Yefunè", "Yefuné", "Yèfunè", "Yéfune", "Yéfunè"]·KO["여분네", "여분네-의", "여분네의"]·PT["Jefuné", "Yefuneh", "Yefunneh"]·RU["Иефунне", "Йефунне"]·ES["Jefone", "Jefoné", "Jefune", "Jefuné", "Yefune", "Yefuné"]·SW["Yefune", "kumweka", "wa-Yefune"]·TR["Yefunne", "Yefunne'nin", "Yefunnenin"]·urd["یفنّہ", "یفنّہ-کے", "یفنہ", "یفنہ-کا", "یفنہ-کے"]
Num 13:6, Num 14:6, Num 14:30, Num 14:38, Num 26:65, Num 32:12, Num 34:19, Deut 1:36, Josh 14:6, Josh 14:13, Josh 14:14, Josh 15:13 (+4 more)
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
יְפֻנֶּה16 n.pr.m. (on form cf. LagBN 134);— 1. father of Caleb Nu 13:6; 14:6; Jos 14:6, 13; 1 Ch 4:15 + 10 times, Ιεφοννη. 2. Asherite 1 Ch 7:38, Ιφινα, A Ιεφιηλ, 𝔊L Ιεφοννη.