How to Pronounce Chephirah
ki-FYE-ruh
Chephirah is pronounced ki-FYE-ruh (kɪˈfaɪrə): three syllables, stress on the second.
What does Chephirah mean?
Chephirah means “a little lioness”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Chephirah?
Village, one of the four cities of the Gibeonitish Hivites with whom Joshua made a league (9:17). It belonged to Benjamin. It has been identified with the modern Kefireh, on the west confines of Benjamin, about 2 miles west of Ajalon and 11 from Jerusalem.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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