Chefarhaamonai — the meaning of the Hebrew name כְּפַר הָעַמּוֹנִי

כְּפַר הָעַמּוֹנִי

Kᵉphar hâ-ʻAmmôwnîy · pronounced kef-ar' haw-am-monee' · Strong's H3726 · a place

Chefarhaamonai means village of the Ammonite.

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כָּפָר kâphâr (from, H3723) — a village (as protected by walls) open in the lexicon ›

עַמּוֹנִי ʻAmmôwnîy (and, H5984) — an Ammonite or (the adjective) Ammonitish open in the lexicon ›

from H3723 and H5984, with the article interposed; village of the Ammonite; Kefar-ha-Ammoni, a place in Palestine.

Josh 18:24 And Chephar–haammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve cities with their villages: (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Joshua

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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