This is the name of Hophni: A corrupt priest, son of Eli.
Definition
from H2651; perhaps pugilist; Chophni, an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Hophni.
Traditional renderings: Hophni.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
5 total
- 1 Samuel 1:3חָפְנִי֙ · HophniYear after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
- 1 Samuel 2:34חָפְנִ֖י · HophniAnd this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
- 1 Samuel 4:4חָפְנִ֖י · HophniSo the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- 1 Samuel 4:11חָפְנִ֖י · HophniThe ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
- 1 Samuel 4:17חָפְנִי֙ · HophniThe messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”