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Strong's #2652 - חָפְנִי

Transliteration
Chophnîy
Phonetics
khof-nee'
Root Word (Etymology)
from (H2651)
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

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

Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (5)
1 Samuel 5
NAS (5)
1 Samuel 5
HCS (5)
1 Samuel 5
BSB (5)
1 Samuel 5
ESV (5)
1 Samuel 5
WEB (5)
1 Samuel 5
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 חָפְנִי proper name, masculine (Sabean proper name חפן Hal No 14) — one of Eli's two sons 1 Samuel 1:3; 1 Samuel 2:34; 1 Samuel 4:4,11,17.


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

חָפְנִי (perhaps “pugilist,” “fighter”), [Hophni], pr.n. of a son of Eli, 1 Samuel 1:3, 2:34 4:4.

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List of Word Forms
חָפְנִ֖י חָפְנִי֙ חפני chafeNi ḥā·p̄ə·nî ḥāp̄ənî
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