אֵפוֹ
e.pho
then
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word אֵפוֹ (e.pho) is a temporal conjunction used to indicate a shift in time, often expressing "then" or "therefore." This word is part of the semantic domain of "Time & Duration," signifying its primary function is to connect events or ideas in a sequential manner. In the 15 occurrences of e.pho in the Hebrew Bible, it appears to introduce a consequence or a result, often with a sense of continuity or a logical progression. This usage is evident in its placement, typically following a statement or action, and preceding a new development or outcome. The significance of e.pho lies in its subtle yet crucial role in shaping the narrative and argumentative structures of biblical texts. By providing a bridge between distinct moments or ideas, e.pho enables the reader to understand the cause-and-effect relationships and the flow of events, making it an indispensable element in conveying the author's message.
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Occurrences in Scripture
15 total occurrences across the text
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?
Job 17:15where then is my hope? as for my hope, who will see it?
Job 19:6know now that God has subverted me, and has surrounded me with his net.
Job 19:23“Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
Job 24:25If it isn’t so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?”
Proverbs 6:3Do this now, my son, and deliver yourself, since you have come into the hand of your neighbor. Go, humble yourself. Press your plea with your neighbor.
Isaiah 19:12Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what Yahweh of Armies has purposed concerning Egypt.
Isaiah 22:1The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?
Hosea 13:10Where is your king now, that he may save you in all your cities? And your judges, of whom you said, ‘Give me a king and princes?’
Genesis 27:33Isaac trembled violently, and said, “Who, then, is he who has taken venison, and brought it to me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? Yes, he will be blessed.”
Genesis 27:37Isaac answered Esau, “Behold, I have made him your lord, and all his brothers I have given to him for servants. I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What then will I do for you, my son?”
Genesis 43:11Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Take from the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
Exodus 33:16For how would people know that I have found favor in your sight, I and your people? Isn’t it that you go with us, so that we are separated, I and your people, from all the people who are on the surface of the earth?”
Judges 9:38Then Zebul said to him, “Now where is your mouth, that you said, ‘Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ Isn’t this the people that you have despised? Please go out now and fight with them.”
2 Kings 10:10Know now that nothing will fall to the earth of Yahweh’s word, which Yahweh spoke concerning Ahab’s house. For Yahweh has done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah.”