Given name
Ephai
“bird-like”·“coverer”·“darkling”
Ephai is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “bird-like.”
Original Hebrewעופי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ephai means “bird-like,” “coverer” or “darkling.”
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Where it comes from
Ephai is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'up (עוף), “to use wings.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ephai appears in Jeremiah 40:8.
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Ephai’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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“fruitful”
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Helkai
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Hezrai
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