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H2652 חׇפְנִי (Chophnîy) khof-nee'
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

from 2651; perhaps pugilist; Chophni, an Israelite

KJV Usage: Hophni

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חׇפְנִי (choph.ni) — Hophni. A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.3; son of: Eli (H5941); brother of: Phinehas (H6372H) § Hophni = "pugilist" 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

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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Names of People

Hophni = man; ◄ son of Eli; brother of Phinehas; ► priest during time of Samuel

1SA 1:3 · 1SA 2:34 · 1SA 4:4 · 1SA 4:11 · 1SA 4:17

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חָפְנִי n.pr.m. one of Eli’s two sons base

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