Original: חׇפְנִי

Transliteration: Chophnîy

Phonetic: khof-nee'

Short Definition: Hophni

Original: חפני

Transliteration: chophnı̂y

Phonetic: khof-nee'

BDB Definition:

Hophni = "pugilist"

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

Origin: from H2651

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H2651