Hepher

A son of Ashhur, from the tribe of Judah.

A written article for Hepher is still to come. Below and alongside: where Hepher appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1800 BC
    1700 BC
  • Hepher
    c. 1700 BC

Original word

  • חֵפֶר hepher
    H2660
Relationships
Father: Ashhur Father: Ashur Mother: Naarah Brother: Ahuzam Brother: Ahuzzam Brother: Ethnan Brother: Haahashtari Brother: Izhar Brother: Koz Brother: Temeni Brother: Zereth Member of: Tribe of Judah
Citations
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Where Hepher appears in Scripture

Numbers 26

וּשְׁמִידָע מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשְּׁמִֽידָעִי וְחֵפֶר מִשְׁפַּחַת הַֽחֶפְרִֽי׃
32
And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
וּצְלָפְחָד בֶּן-חֵפֶר לֹא-הָיוּ לוֹ בָּנִים כִּי אִם-בָּנוֹת וְשֵׁם בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד מַחְלָה וְנֹעָה חָגְלָה מִלְכָּה וְתִרְצָֽה׃
33
And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Numbers 27

וַתִּקְרַבְנָה בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד בֶּן-חֵפֶר בֶּן-גִּלְעָד בֶּן-מָכִיר בֶּן-מְנַשֶּׁה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹת מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן-יוֹסֵף וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֹתָיו מַחְלָה נֹעָה וְחָגְלָה וּמִלְכָּה וְתִרְצָֽה׃
1
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

Joshua 12

מֶלֶךְ תַּפּוּחַ אֶחָד מֶלֶךְ חֵפֶר אֶחָֽד׃
17
The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

Joshua 17

וַיְהִי לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַנּֽוֹתָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִבְנֵי אֲבִיעֶזֶר וְלִבְנֵי-חֵלֶק וְלִבְנֵי אַשְׂרִיאֵל וְלִבְנֵי-שֶׁכֶם וְלִבְנֵי-חֵפֶר וְלִבְנֵי שְׁמִידָע אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה בֶּן-יוֹסֵף הַזְּכָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃
2
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
וְלִצְלָפְחָד בֶּן-חֵפֶר בֶּן-גִּלְעָד בֶּן-מָכִיר בֶּן-מְנַשֶּׁה לֹא-הָיוּ לוֹ בָּנִים כִּי אִם-בָּנוֹת וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֹתָיו מַחְלָה וְנֹעָה חָגְלָה מִלְכָּה וְתִרְצָֽה׃
3
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

1 Kings 4

בֶּן-חֶסֶד בָּֽאֲרֻבּוֹת לוֹ שֹׂכֹה וְכָל-אֶרֶץ חֵֽפֶר׃
10
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

1 Chronicles 4

וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ נַֽעֲרָה אֶת-אֲחֻזָּם וְאֶת-חֵפֶר וְאֶת-תֵּֽימְנִי וְאֶת-הָֽאֲחַשְׁתָּרִי אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי נַֽעֲרָֽה׃
6
And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

1 Chronicles 11

חֵפֶר הַמְּכֵרָתִי אֲחִיָּה הַפְּלֹנִֽי׃
36
Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,