Quick Definition
Ephron
Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine
Derivation: from the same as H6081 (עֵפֶר); fawn-like;
KJV Usage: Ephron, Ephrain (from the margin).
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֶפְרוֹן (eph.ron) — Ephron. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.23.8; son of: Zohar (H6714) § Ephron = "fawn-like" a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah
עֶפְרוֹן (eph.ron) — (Mount) Ephron. Ephron = "fawn-like" a city on the borders of Benjamin Also named: yam (יָם "Ephron" H3220)
עֶפְרוֹן (eph.ron) — Ephron. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.41.52; son of: Joseph (H3130) and Asenath (H0621); brother of: Manasseh (H4519); father of: Shuthelah (H7803), Becher (H1071H), Tahan (H8465), Ezer (H5827), Elead (H0496) and Beriah (H1283H); also called Ephrathite (NIV: Ephraimite) at 1Sa.1.1; Ephron (Qere, KJV: Ephrain) at 2Ch.13.19; Another name of eph.ra.yim (אֶפְרַ֫יִם "Ephraim" H0669G) § Ephron = "fawn-like" 1) a Hittite, son of Zohar and the one from whom Abraham bought the field and cave of Machpelah 2) a city on the borders of Benjamin 3) a mountain on the northern border of Judah
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Names of People
Ephron = man; ◄ son of Zohar; Hittite; ► from him Abraham bought a field with a cave in Machpelah to bury his wife Sarah
GEN 23:8 · GEN 23:10 · GEN 23:10 · GEN 23:13 · GEN 23:14 · GEN 23:16 · GEN 23:16 · GEN 23:17 · GEN 25:9 · GEN 49:29 · GEN 49:30 · GEN 50:13
Names of Locations
Collocation: עָרֵי הַר־עֶפְרֹון
cities of Mount Ephron = location ◄ near the boundary of the territory of Judah
1 2CH 13:19 MT-K עפרון | MT-Q עֶפְרַיִן
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Names of Locations
Ephrain, Ephron = town, also known as Ephron; ◄ on the boundary between the territories of Ephraim and Benjamin
1 2CH 13:19 MT-K עפרון | MT-Q עֶפְרַיִן
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֶפְרוֹן n.pr. m. Hittite, Abr.’s time
loc. Kt
mont. on N. border of Judah
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