Ephron — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֶפְרוֹן

עֶפְרוֹן

ʻEphrôwn · pronounced ef-rone' · Strong's H6085 · a man and a place · also spelled Ephrain

Ephron means fawn-like.

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Strong's definition

from the same as H6081; fawn-like; Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 23:8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, (KJV)

Every verse that names Ephron

12 occurrences in 12 verses — Genesis, Joshua, 2 Chronicles

Gen 23:8Gen 23:10Gen 23:13Gen 23:14Gen 23:16Gen 23:17Gen 25:9Gen 49:29Gen 49:30Gen 50:13Josh 15:92Chr 13:19

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