Skip to content
The Historic Faith
Strong's Concordance
Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H2660 חֵפֶר (chepher)

Chepher means “Hepher” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2660 — katanysso (“prick”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H2660
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 9
Books 4

Strong's H2660 Quick Answer

Strong's H2660 חֵפֶר (Chepher) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chepher (khay'-fer) n/l. 1. a pit of shame 2. Chepher, a place in Israel It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include also. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Chepher (khay'-fer) n/l. 1. a pit of shame 2. Chepher, a place in Israel
Usage
9 linked usages
Books
4 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
also

Meaning and Definition

Chepher (khay'-fer) n/l. 1. a pit of shame 2. Chepher, a place in Israel 3. also the name of three Israelites [from H2658 or H2659] KJV: Hepher. Root(s): H2658, H2659

Original Word
חֵפֶר
Transliteration
Chepher
Derivation
Root: חפר First root strongs: 2658 Second root strongs: 2659
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2660. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hepher

Usage: A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.32; son of: Gilead (H1568H); brother of: Abiezer (H0044I), Helek (H2507), Asriel (H0844), Shechem (H7928) and Shemida (H8061); father of: Zelophehad (H6765) Also named: cheph.ri (חֶפְרִי "Hepherite" H2662) § Hepher = "a well" 1) youngest son of Gilead and head of the family of Hepherites 2) son of Asher, the father of Tekoa 3) the Mecherathite, one of David's mighty warriors

STEPBible · Tyndale House, Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

How Strong's H2660 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chepher, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

also Joshua 17:2

How Strong's H2660 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2660 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2660 in the Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 26:32 KJV

And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

Numbers 26:33 KJV

And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Numbers 27:1 KJV

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.

Usage Excerpts

First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2660.

Numbers 26:32 Old Testament, KJV
And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and of Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
Numbers 26:33 Old Testament, KJV
And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
Numbers 27:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah.
Joshua 12:17 Old Testament, KJV
The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;
Joshua 17:2 Old Testament, KJV
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
Joshua 17:3 Old Testament, KJV
But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters: and these are the names of his daughters, Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
1 Kings 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
1 Chronicles 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2660, grouped by book.

Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 26:32 Numbers 26:33 Numbers 27:1
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 12:17 Joshua 17:2 Joshua 17:3
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 4:10
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4:6 1 Chronicles 11:36

Strong's H2660 FAQ

What does chepher (חֵפֶר) mean?

Chepher (Strong's H2660) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hepher". Chepher (khay'-fer) n/l. 1. a pit of shame 2. Chepher, a place in Israel

How many times is chepher (חֵפֶר) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H2660 across 4 books.

Where can I study chepher (חֵפֶר) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2660 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chepher (חֵפֶר)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as also. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.