Quick Definition
Ephai
Biblical Persons & Places
Ephai
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8;
only referred to as Ephai (עוֹפַי).
Strong's Definition
Ephai, an Israelite
Derivation: from H5775 (עוֹף); birdlike;
KJV Usage: Ephai (from margin).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Ephai = "gloomy"
1) a Netophathite, whose sons were among the captains of the forces left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עוֹפַי (o.phay) — Ephai. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.40.8 § Ephai = "gloomy" a Netophathite, whose sons were among the captains of the forces left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · עוף
Names of People | ≈ עֹופַי
Ephai = man; ◄ from Netophah; ► father of some army officers of Judah, time of exile
1 JER 40:8 MT-Q | MT-K עופי
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עוֹפַי Kt, עֵיפַי Qr n.pr.m. a Neṭophathite, Je 40:8 ref