Difference between revisions of "Ephai"
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== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72456" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_72456" /> == | ||
<p> '''E'pha-i.''' ''( | <p> '''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). </p> | ||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35347" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_35347" /> == | ||
<p> [[Ephai]] or | <p> [[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). </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50862" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_50862" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> EPHAI </strong> . [[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 ). </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65918" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65918" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> A Netophathite, whose sons were left in the land at the captivity. They apparently were slain with Gedaliah by Ishmael. Jeremiah 40:8 . </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39967" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39967" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39235" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_39235" /> == | ||
<p> (Hebrews Ephay' עֵיפִי toxt עֵוֹפִי for עוֹפִי, ''Ophay'], | <p> (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). </p> | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3533" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_3533" /> == | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 13 October 2021
Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
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 [2]
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 [3]
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 [4]
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 [5]
Jeremiah 40:8
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [6]
(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 [7]
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 ).
References
- ↑ Ephai from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ephai from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ephai from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Ephai from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ephai from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Ephai from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- ↑ Ephai from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
