Lexicon Kphiyrah: Kephirah Original Word: כְּפִירָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Chephirah Feminine of kphiyr; the village (always with the art.); Kephirah, a place in Palestine -- Chephirah. see HEBREW kphiyr Brown-Driver-Briggs כְּפִירָה proper name, of a location city of the Hivites subsequently assigned to Benjamin., Joshua 9:17; Joshua 18:26; Ezra 2:25 = Nehemiah 7:29; ᵐ5 Κεφειρα, etc.; = modern Kefireh RobBR iii, 146 GuérinJud. i. 283 ff. Memiii. 36 BuhlG. § 94, p.169. כְּפִירִים Nehemiah 6:2, probably = foregoing (ᵐ5 and others appellative noun = villages). IV. כפר (√ of following, = dig ? compare Sabean כפר, verb dig, noun cave, DHMAnzeiger d. Wiener Akkadian, phil.-hist. Cl., Dec. 17, 1884, quoted by EutNab 27; Nöib. compare also Ethiopic Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root כָּפַר (kaphar), which means "to cover" or "to atone."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Kephirah, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible and does not have a direct equivalent in the Greek New Testament. Usage: The term כְּפִירָה (Kephirah) is used in the context of a city that was part of the Hivite confederation, which made a treaty with Joshua and the Israelites. It is mentioned in the context of the allotment of land to the tribe of Benjamin. Context: Kephirah is one of the four cities of the Hivites that entered into a covenant with Joshua, as recorded in the book of Joshua. The city is mentioned in Joshua 9:17, where it is listed alongside Gibeon, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim. The Gibeonites, including the inhabitants of Kephirah, deceived Joshua into making a peace treaty with them by pretending to be from a distant land. As a result, they were spared from destruction but were made servants to the Israelites, specifically as woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and the altar of the LORD (Joshua 9:21-27). Forms and Transliterations וְהַכְּפִירָ֔ה וְהַכְּפִירָ֖ה והכפירה כְּפִירָ֣ה כפירה kə·p̄î·rāh kefiRah kəp̄îrāh vehakkefiRah wə·hak·kə·p̄î·rāh wəhakkəp̄îrāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Joshua 9:17 HEB: וְעָרֵיהֶם֙ גִּבְע֣וֹן וְהַכְּפִירָ֔ה וּבְאֵר֖וֹת וְקִרְיַ֥ת NAS: [were] Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth KJV: [were] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, INT: now their cities Gibeon and Chephirah and Beeroth and Kiriath-jearim Joshua 18:26 Ezra 2:25 Nehemiah 7:29 4 Occurrences |
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basket, measure; Nabataean כפר cave, sepulcher, synonym of קברא Nö in EutNab ib.) 
