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ē´fı̄, ē´fā̇-ı̄ (עיפי, ‛eÌ„phay, in KÌ£ereÌ„, עופי, ‛oÌ„phai, in Kethı̄bh; ἸωφεÌ, IoÌ„pheÌ, ̓ΩφεÌ, OÌ„pheÌ, “gloomy,†“obscuring,†in the Septuagint, Septuagint): “The Netophathite,†whose sons were numbered among “the captains of the forces†left in Judah after the carrying away to Babylon (Jer 40 ([lxx 47) 8). His sons assembled at Mizpah with Gedaliah, governor of the scattered Jews, and with him were slain by Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah (Jet ).