Strong's H2652 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: חׇפְנִי (Chophnîy)

Pronunciation: khof-nee'

POS: khof-nee' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from ; perhaps pugilist;

Definition: from חֹפֶן; perhaps pugilist; Chophni, an Israelite; Hophni.

KJV Usage: Hophni.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Hophni = "pugilist"
• 2. 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

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