חֵ֖פֶר
𐤇𐤐𐤓
Gat Hachefer
Hepher
A geographic name meaning 'winepress of Hepher,' referring specifically to a town of Lower Galilee mentioned in the territorial allotments of the tribe of Zebulun. The term designates a place characterized by either a notable winepress associated with a person or clan named Hepher, or possibly a site where a well or pit (chepher) is related to the winepress. The semantic range encompasses use as a place name and occasionally serves in genealogical reference to individuals from the locale.
Joshua 19:13 · Word #6
Lexicon H1662
| Lemma | גַּת־הַחֵפֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤂𐤕־𐤄𐤇𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | Gat Hachefer |
| Strong's | H1662 |
| Definition | A geographic name meaning 'winepress of Hepher,' referring specifically to a town of Lower Galilee mentioned in the territorial allotments of the tribe of Zebulun. The term designates a place characterized by either a notable winepress associated with a person or clan named Hepher, or possibly a site where a well or pit (chepher) is related to the winepress. The semantic range encompasses use as a place name and occasionally serves in genealogical reference to individuals from the locale. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Hepher |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1662-01
Digging-one
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (personal and place name). |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name חֵפֶר derives from the root חפר (“to dig, to search”). Although functioning as a personal and place name, the rendering "Digging-one" preserves the underlying root sense in a masculine singular form consistent with the morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Gat Hachefer
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Digging-one |