H5891 H5891
Ephah — a personal and clan name: a Midianite subtribe, and two figures in Judah's genealogy
Ephah appears as a name for three distinct figures in the Hebrew Bible. First and most prominent is a 'son' of Midian and grandson of Abraham through Keturah (Gen 25:4; 1 Chr 1:33), representing a Midianite clan whose camels are envisioned streaming to Zion in Isaiah 60:6. Additionally, the name belongs to both a male descendant of Judah (1 Chr 2:47) and a concubine of Caleb (1 Chr 2:46) in the Chronicler's genealogies. The Septuagint renders the name variously as Gapher, Gephar, and Gaipha.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper name borne by multiple biblical figures: a Midianite clan ancestor descended from Abraham and Keturah, a man in Judah's genealogy, and a concubine of Caleb. The gentilicname in Genesis 25:4 and 1 Chronicles 1:33 designates an Arabian subtribe, while Isaiah 60:6 envisions Ephah's camels bearing gold and incense to Jerusalem. Spanish renders 'Efa,' French preserves 'Ephah,' reflecting consistent transliteration across traditions. 5×
AR["عيفَة", "عَيْفَةُ", "وَ-عيفَة", "وَ-عِيفَةَ"]·ben["-এবং-এফার", "এফা", "ঐফা", "ও-এফা"]·DE["Efa", "[ועיפה]", "[עיפה]"]·EN["Ephah", "and-Ephah", "and-Eyphah"]·FR["Ephah", "[ועיפה]", "[עיפה]"]·heb["ו-עיפה", "עיפה"]·HI["एपा", "एफा", "और-एपा", "और-ऐफाके"]·ID["Dan-Efa", "Efa", "dan-Efa"]·IT["Ephah", "[ועיפה]", "[עיפה]"]·jav["Efa", "Lan-Éfa", "lan-Efa", "lan-Éfa", "Éfa"]·KO["그-와-에바", "그리고-에바의", "에바", "에파와"]·PT["'Eifah", "'Ephah", "E-'Eifah", "e-'Eifah", "e-Efah"]·RU["И-Эйфа", "Эйфа", "и-Эйфа", "и-Эйфы"]·ES["Efa", "Ephah", "Y-Efa", "y-Efa"]·SW["Efa", "Na-Efa", "na-Efa"]·TR["Efa", "ve-Efa", "ve-Efah'in"]·urd["اور-عیفہ-کے", "عیفہ", "و-عیفہ"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. עֵיפָה n.pr. 1. gent. ‘son’ of Midian Gn 25:4 (J) = 1 Ch 1:33, cf. Is 60:6, 𝔊 Γαφερ, Γεφαρ, Γαιφα(ρ). 2. m. name in Judah 1 Ch 2:47, 𝔊 Γαιφα. 3. f. concubine of Caleb 1 Ch 2:46, 𝔊 Γαιφαηλ, A Γαιφα ἡ, 𝔊 L Γαιφα.