Strongs Number: H2652
- Hebrew Word
- חׇפְנִי
- Transliteration
- Chophnîy
- Phonetic
- khof-nee'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
perhaps pugilist; {Chophni} an Israelite
- 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
- Bible Usage
- Hophni.