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Chephirah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(hamlet). A Gibeonite city (Josh. 9:17¹⁷And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim. (Joshua 9:17); Ezra 2:25²⁵The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. (Ezra 2:25); Neh. 7:29²⁹The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. (Nehemiah 7:29)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

City of the Benjamites, which once belonged to the Gibeonites, whose people returned with Zerubbabel (Josh. 9:17¹⁷And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath-jearim. (Joshua 9:17); Josh. 18:26²⁶And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, (Joshua 18:26); Ezra 2:25²⁵The children of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. (Ezra 2:25); Neh. 7:29²⁹The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three. (Nehemiah 7:29)). Identified with Kefireh, 31° 50' N, 35° 6' E.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3716 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Kphiyrah

Phonic:

kef-ee-raw’

Meaning:

feminine of 3715; the village (always with the art.); Kephirah, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Chephirah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

a young lioness: covert

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

A village, or hamlet:―a Gibeonite city allotted Benjamin, Josh. 9:17. {Pagus}