Ephai

Smith's Bible Dictionary

E'pha-i. (Gloomy). A Netophathite, whose sons were among the "captains of the forces," left in Judah, after the deportation to Babylon.  Jeremiah 40:8;  Jeremiah 41:3. Compare  Jeremiah 40:13. (B.C. 588).

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Ephai or OPHAI in the Ketib or original text ( Jeremiah 40:8;  Jeremiah 40:13). Ishmael kille these "captains of the forces" left in Judah with Gedaliah, the governor appointed by the Babylonians ( Jeremiah 41:3).

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

EPHAI . Described in   Jeremiah 40:8 (Gr 47:8) as ‘the Netophathite,’ whose sons were amongst the ‘captains of the forces’ who joined Gedaliah at Mizpah, and were murdered along with him by Ishmael (  Jeremiah 41:3 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

A Netophathite, whose sons were left in the land at the captivity. They apparently were slain with Gedaliah by Ishmael.  Jeremiah 40:8 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Jeremiah 40:8

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Hebrews Ephay' עֵיפִי toxt עֵוֹפִי for עוֹפִי , Ophay'], Languid, hence Gloomy; Sept. Ι᾿Ωφέ v.r. ᾿Ωφέ , ᾿Ωφή , and ᾿Ωφέτ , Vulg. Ophi), a Netophathite, whose sons were among the "captains ( שָׂרַים ) of the forces" left in Judah after the deportation to Babylon, and who warned the Babylonian governor of the plots against him ( Jeremiah 40:8). B.C. 588. They submitted themselves to Gedaliah, the Babylonian governor, and were apparently massacred with him by Ishmael (41:3; comp. 40:13).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ē´fı̄ , ē´fā̇ - ı̄ ( עיפי , ‛ēphay , in Ḳerē , עופי , ‛ōphai , in Kethı̄bh  ; Ἰωφέ , Iōphé , Ωφέ , Ōphé , "gloomy," "obscuring," in the Septuagint, Septuagint): "The Netophathite," whose sons were numbered among "the captains of the forces" left in Judah after the carrying away to Babylon (Jer 40 ([lxx 47) 8). His sons assembled at Mizpah with Gedaliah, governor of the scattered Jews, and with him were slain by Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah (Jet  Jeremiah 41:3 ).