חׇפְנִי
chfni · Hophni
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2652 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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chfni (חׇפְנִי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Hophni”.
One of the two sons of the priest Eli; he died together with his brother Phinehas (1 Samuel 4:11).
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chfni
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 1 Samuel 1:3
That man used to go up from his city year after year to bow down and to sacrifice to YHWH Tsevaot in Shiloh; and there were the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests of YHWH.
- 1 Samuel 2:34
And this will be the sign for you, what will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day both of them will die.
- 1 Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh, and they carried from there the ark of the covenant of YHWH Tsevaot, who sits on the cherubim; and there were the two sons of Eli with the ark of the covenant of Elohim, Hophni and Phinehas.
- 1 Samuel 4:11
And the ark of Elohim was taken, and the two sons of Eli died, Hophni and Phinehas.
- 1 Samuel 4:17
And the one who brought the news answered and said, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and also there has been a great slaughter among the people, and also your two sons are dead, Hophni and Phinehas, and the ark of Elohim has been taken.”