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Strong's H6085 עֶפְרוֹן (ephron)

`Ephrown - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Strong's Number H6085
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 12
Books 3

Strong's H6085 Quick Answer

Strong's H6085 עֶפרוֹן (`Ephrown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Ephrown (ef-rone') n/l. 1. fawn-like 2. Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Israel It has 12 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include ephron. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`Ephrown (ef-rone') n/l. 1. fawn-like 2. Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Israel
Usage
12 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ephron

Meaning and Definition

`Ephrown (ef-rone') n/l. 1. fawn-like 2. Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Israel [from the same as H6081] KJV: Ephron, Ephrain (from the margin). Root(s): H6081

Original Word
עֶפרוֹן
Transliteration
`Ephrown
Derivation
First root strongs: 6081
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6085. 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)

Ephron

Usage: 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

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How Strong's H6085 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Ephrown, 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.

Ephron Genesis 23:8 11×

How Strong's H6085 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 12 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6085 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 H6085 in the Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 23:8 KJV

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,

Genesis 23:10 KJV

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Genesis 23:13 KJV

And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.

Usage Excerpts

First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6085.

Genesis 23:8 Old Testament, KJV
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,
Genesis 23:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Genesis 23:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
Genesis 23:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Genesis 23:16 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Genesis 23:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
Genesis 25:9 Old Testament, KJV
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;
Genesis 49:29 Old Testament, KJV
And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
Genesis 49:30 Old Testament, KJV
In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
Genesis 50:13 Old Testament, KJV
For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
Joshua 15:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
2 Chronicles 13:19 Old Testament, KJV
And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephraim with the towns thereof.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6085, grouped by book.

Genesis 10 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6085 FAQ

What does ephron (עֶפְרוֹן) mean?

Ephron (Strong's H6085) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ephron". `Ephrown (ef-rone') n/l. 1. fawn-like 2. Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Israel

How many times is ephron (עֶפְרוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H6085 across 3 books.

Where can I study ephron (עֶפְרוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6085 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ephron (עֶפְרוֹן)?

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