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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - חׇפְנִי

חׇפְנִי

H2652

Transliteration: Chophnîy

Pronunciation: khof-nee'

Definition: Hophni


Original: חפני

Transliteration: chophnı̂y

Phonetic: khof-nee'

BDB Definition:

Hophni = "pugilist"
  1. one of the two sons of Eli who were priests at Shiloh and were noted for their brutality and lust; their sinfulness provoked a curse against their father's house and were judged by the Lord when they took the ark into battle; the ark was lost and both brothers were killed and Eli died when he heard the news

Origin: from H2651" class="dictionary-topic-link">H2651

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine


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