How to Pronounce Heifer
HEH-fer
Heifer is pronounced HEH-fer (ˈhɛfə): two syllables, stress on the first.
What is Heifer?
Heb. ‘eglah, (Deut. 21:4, 6; Jer. 46:20). Untrained to the yoke (Hos. 10:11); giving milk (Isa. 7:21); ploughing (Judg. 14:18); treading out grain (Jer. 50:11); unsubdued to the yoke an emblem of Judah (Isa. 15:5; Jer. 48:34). Heb. parah (Gen. 41:2; Num. 19:2). Bearing the yoke (Hos. 4:16); “heifers of Bashan” (Amos 4:1), metaphorical for the voluptuous females of Samaria. The ordinance of sacrifice of the “red heifer” described in Num. 19:1-10; comp. Heb. 9:13.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Found in Scripture
Other names from Genesis
Hear the Book of Genesis read aloud
The full book, narrated over an ambient score. Free on your platform.