The meaning of “יְפֻנֶּה”
Understanding Yᵉphunneh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jephunneh. - § Jephunneh = "He will be facing" - Jephunneh, the name of two Israelites 1) a Kenezite and father of Caleb...
יְפֻנֶּה
Jephunneh. - § Jephunneh = "He will be facing" - Jephunneh, the name of two Israelites 1) a Kenezite and father of Caleb the spy from the tribe of Judah 2) son of Jether and descendant of Asher
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 14:38 | “But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still.” Word: יְפֻנֶּה (Yᵉphunneh) | |
| Deuteronomy 1:36 | “Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly followed the Lord.” Word: יְפֻנֶּה (Yᵉphunneh) | |
| Joshua 14:14 | “Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel.” Word: יְפֻנֶּה (Yᵉphunneh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 6:56 | “But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.” Word: יְפֻנֶּה (Yᵉphunneh) |