כְּפִירָ֣ה
𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓𐤄
Kefirah
Chephirah
Kephirah (always with the definite article in Hebrew), a village located in the southern hill country of Canaan/land of Israel, specifically allotted to Benjamin. Used exclusively as a toponym rather than as a common noun.
Nehemiah 7:29 · Word #4
Lexicon H3716
| Lemma | כְּפִירָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Kefirah |
| Strong's | H3716 |
| Definition | Kephirah (always with the definite article in Hebrew), a village located in the southern hill country of Canaan/land of Israel, specifically allotted to Benjamin. Used exclusively as a toponym rather than as a common noun. |
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 | Chephirah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3716-01
Kephirah
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular proper noun (place name); always used as a specific toponym. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a feminine proper toponym derived from the root כפר. Since its semantic range is exclusively a village name and never a descriptive noun, it is faithfully rendered by transliteration, preserving its feminine ending. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Kefirah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Kephirah |