H5305: נָפִישׁ
Nâphîysh · pronounced naw-feesh' · “Naphish”
Definition
Naphish, a son of Ishmael, and his posterity
KJV translates it as: Naphish.
Word origin: from H5314 (נָפַשׁ); refreshed;
Extended definition
A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.15;
son of: Ishmael (H3458);
brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258)
§ Naphish or Nephish = "refreshment"
1) the next to last son of Ishmael
2) an Arabian tribe
son of: Ishmael (H3458);
brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258)
§ Naphish or Nephish = "refreshment"
1) the next to last son of Ishmael
2) an Arabian tribe
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5305 is translated
- naphish ×3
Bible verses with H5305 (Nâphîysh)
Nâphîysh appears in 3 verses.
- Genesis 25:15
Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
- 1 Chronicles 1:31
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
- 1 Chronicles 5:19
And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.