חׇפְנִי

Strong’s Definition

Chophni, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

from H2651 (חֹפֶן); perhaps pugilist;

KJV Usage

Hophni.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chophnîy; Pronunciation: khof-nee'