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כְּפִירָה H3716

H3716 is the Hebrew word כְּפִירָה, transliterated Kᵉphîyrâh and said kef-ee-raw'. The King James Version most often renders it chephirah.

Word: כְּפִירָהTransliteration: KᵉphîyrâhSaid: kef-ee-raw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 4 verses

What it means

Kephirah, a place in Palestine.

Where it comes from

feminine of H3715 (כְּפִיר); the village (always with the art.).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

chephirah 4×

Strong's own list of renderings: Chephirah.

Verses using כְּפִירָה

All 4 verses, quoted in full.

Joshua 9:17 · KJV

And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

Joshua 18:26 · KJV

And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

Ezra 2:25 · KJV

The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.

Nehemiah 7:29 · KJV

The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3716 mean?

H3716 is the Hebrew word כְּפִירָה (Kᵉphîyrâh), meaning Kephirah, a place in Palestine.

How is H3716 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it chephirah (4 times).

How many times does H3716 appear in the Bible?

כְּפִירָה (Kᵉphîyrâh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3716 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H3715 (כְּפִיר); the village (always with the art.).

Nearby entries

H3713 · כְּפוֹר — properly, a cover, i.e. (by implication) a…H3714 · כָּפִיס — a girder H3715 · כְּפִיר — a village (as covered in by walls); also a…H3717 · כָּפַל — to fold together; figuratively, to repeat H3718 · כֶּפֶל — a duplicate H3719 · כָּפַן — to bend

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