The meaning of “יְפֻנֶּה”

Understanding Yᵉphunneh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

יְפֻנֶּה

Phoneticyef-oon-neh'

TransliterationYᵉphunneh

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

16 total references

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.”
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.”
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.”
1 Chronicles 6:56	“But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

16x

Most Frequent Book

Numbers

Book Distribution

Numbers7

Deuteronomy1

Joshua5

1 Chronicles3

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'יְפֻנֶּה' deepen your understanding of Numbers 14:38?

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