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H5305

נָפִישׁ

na.phishN:N-M-P

Naphish

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

נָפִישׁ proper name, masculine son of Ishmael, according to Gen 25:15 (P), = 1Chr 1:31 (ᵐ5 Ναφες, ᵐ5L Ναφεις); = (Arab) tribe 1Chr 5:19 (ᵐ5 Ναφεισαδαιων, A ᵐ5L Ναφισαιων).

נֶ֫פֶת see II. נוף.

3 occurrences

Genesis (1), I Chronicles (2)