Strong's Lexicon
Gath-hachepher: Gath-hepher
Original Word:גִּת־הַחֵפֶר
Part of Speech:Proper Name Location
Transliteration:Gath-ha-Chepher
Pronunciation:gath-hah-KHEH-fer
Phonetic Spelling:(gath-hah-khay'-fer)
Definition:Gath-hepher
Meaning:Gath-Chepher
Word Origin:Derived from two Hebrew words: גַּת (Gath), meaning "winepress," and חֵפֶר (Chepher), meaning "digging" or "a pit."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There is no direct Greek equivalent for Gath-hepher in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name.
Usage:Gath-hepher is a place name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "winepress of the pit." It is primarily known as the hometown of the prophet Jonah.
Cultural and Historical Background:Gath-hepher was a town located in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun in ancient Israel. It is identified with the modern site of el-Meshed, near Nazareth. The town's name suggests it may have been a site of agricultural activity, particularly related to wine production, which was common in the region. The mention of a "pit" could indicate the presence of cisterns or storage facilities for agricultural produce.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
gath and
chapharDefinition"wine press of digging," home of Jonah
NASB TranslationGath-hepher (2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
2 Kings 14:25 (
wine-press of digging home of Jonah, prophet;
Joshua 19:13, perhaps modern
El-Meshhed, approximately 3 miles east of north from Nazareth, Rob
BR ii. 350 Bd
Pal 252.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Gath-kephr, Gittah-kephr
Or (abridged) Gittah-Chepher {ghit-taw-khay'-fer}; fromgath andchaphar with the article inserted; wine- press of (the) well; Gath-Chepher, a place in Palestine -- Gath-kephr, Gittah-kephr.
see HEBREWchaphar
Forms and Transliterations
הַחֵֽפֶר׃ החפר׃ חֵ֖פֶר חפר Chefer ha·ḥê·p̄er haChefer haḥêp̄er ḥê·p̄er ḥêp̄er
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