H2652: חׇפְנִי
Chophnîy · pronounced khof-nee' · “Hophni”
Definition
Chophni, an Israelite
KJV translates it as: Hophni.
Word origin: from H2651 (חֹפֶן); perhaps pugilist;
Extended definition
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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2652 is translated
- hophni ×5
Bible verses with H2652 (Chophnîy)
Chophnîy appears in 5 verses.
- 1 Samuel 1:3
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
- 1 Samuel 2:34
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
- 1 Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- 1 Samuel 4:11
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
- 1 Samuel 4:17
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.