עֶפְרֹ֤ן
𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤍
eferon
Ephron
from the same as עֵפֶר; fawn-like; Ephron, the name of a Canaanite and of two places in Palestine; Ephron, Ephrain (from the margin).
H6085
Genesis 25:9 · Word #11
Lexicon H6085
| Lemma | עֶפְרוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | ʻEphrôwn |
| Strong's | H6085 |
| In-context | Ephron |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H6085-02
Dust-Man
| Root | עפר (ʿ-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | dust, dry earth, loose soil, debris |
| Semantic Range | Personal name (a Hittite in Genesis 23), and place names associated with the same form; conveys imagery connected to dust or earthiness. |
| Conceptual Significance | Ephron the Hittite is the landowner who sells Abraham the cave of Machpelah (Genesis 23), establishing the first ancestral burial site in the promised land. The name’s association with "dust" subtly echoes the broader biblical theme of humanity’s origin from and return to the dust. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (HNp). The -וֹן (-ôn) ending often forms personal names and may function as a diminutive or descriptive extension built on the root עפר. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name עֶפְרוֹן (ʿEphrôn) is derived from the root עפר, meaning "dust" or "dry earth." Rendering it as "Dust-Man" preserves the root imagery while reflecting the masculine singular proper noun (HNp) form indicated in the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root עפר (dust, dry earth, loose soil, debris)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H6083-01 |
afar | dust-soil |
H6083-02 |
afarah | her dust-soil |
H6083-03 |
afaram | their dust-soil |
H6083-04 |
afaro | his dust-soil |
H6084-01 |
aferah | Fawn (feminine proper name) |
H6083-05 |
aferot | dust-powders of |
H6083-06 |
beafar | in the dust |
H6084-02 |
beaferah | in Dust-town (Ophrah) |
H6085-01 |
beeferon | with ʿEphron ("Dust-man") |
H6083-07 |
heafar | the loose dust |
H6083-08 |
kaafar | like dust |
H6083-09 |
keafar | like loose dust |
H6083-10 |
leafar | to dust |
H6082-01 |
leofer | dust-hued fawn of |
H6083-11 |
meafar | from dust |
H6082-02 |
ofarim | dust-hued fawns |
H6083-12 |
umeafar | and from dust-soil |
H6083-13 |
uveafar | and in the dust-powder |
H6083-14 |
vaafar | and dust-of |
H6083-15 |
vaafarah | and her dust |
H6083-16 |
vaafaram | and the dust of them |
H6083-17 |
vaafarekhe | and your dust |
H6083-18 |
veafar | and loose dust |
H6083-19 |
veaferot | and the dusts of |
H6081-01 |
veefer | and Epher (Gazelle) |
H6083-20 |
veheafar | and the dust |
H6083-21 |
velaafar | and to the dust-of |
H5777-01 |
veoferet | and dusty lead-metal |
Word Usage (15 occurrences of H6085)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 23:8 | בְּ/עֶפְר֥וֹן | beeferon | with Ephron |
| Genesis 23:10 | וְ/עֶפְר֥וֹן | veeferon | Now Ephron |
| Genesis 23:10 | עֶפְר֨וֹן | eferon | Ephron |