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Harnepher
the anger of a bull; increasing heat
חַרְנֶ֫פֶר char.ne.pher
Harnepher (Hebrew: חַרְנֶ֫פֶר, char.ne.pher) means “the anger of a bull; increasing heat”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 7:36. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Beri in 1 Chronicles 7.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Harnepher
descendant of Asher; son of Zophah
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 7:36 |
Names connected to this one
- Ithran attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Zophah.
- Shilshah attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Zophah.
- Shual attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Zophah.
- Shamma attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Zophah.
- Beri co-occurrence Appears with Beri in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Suah co-occurrence Appears with Suah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Imrah co-occurrence Appears with Imrah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Zophah co-occurrence Appears with Zophah in 1 Chronicles 7.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.36;
son of: Zophah (H6690);
brother of: Suah (H5477), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878)
§ Harnepher = "panting"
a son of Zophah of the tribe of Asher
Harnepher was a descendant of Asher, son of Zophah.
The biblical story
Harnepher was a descendant of Asher, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was the son of Zophah, who was a descendant of Asher's son Beriah. Harnepher is mentioned in the genealogy of Asher recorded in the book of 1 Chronicles. No other information is provided about Harnepher in the Bible. (1Ch.7.36).
Key verses
Harnepher appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
1 Chronicles 7:36
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 7:36