Definition

Chepher, a place in Palestine; also the name of three Israelites

Etymology

from H2658 (חָפַר) or H2659 (חָפֵר); a pit of shame;

Word family

• חָפַר châphar
• חָפֵר châphêr

How the KJV renders it

• Hepher

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.