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haf-a´rā´im (חפרי×, hÌ£ăphaÌ„rayim; the King James Version Haphraim, haf-rā´im, possibly “place of a moatâ€): A town in the territory of Issachar, named with Shunem and Anaharath (). Eusebius, Onomasticon identifies it with “Affarea,†and places it 6 miles North of Legio-Megiddo. This position corresponds with that of the modern el-Ferrı̄yeh, an ancient site with remarkable tombs Northwest of el-LejjuÌ„n.