Naphtuchim נַפְתֻּחִים

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Naphtuchim
נַפְתֻּחִים
Transliterationnaphtuchim
Strong's numberH5320
LanguageHebrew
Part of speechname of a person or people
GlossNaphtuhim
Occurrences2 in 2 verses
Most frequent inGenesis (1)

Naphtuchim (Hebrew נַפְתֻּחִים, Strong's H5320) is a name of a person or people in the Old Testament, glossed “Naphtuhim”. It occurs 2 times.

Definition

People descended from Naphtuh(?) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.13; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732)
§ Naphtuhim = "openings"
an unclear reference to Egypt; perhaps Lower Egypt

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVnaphtuhim (2)
BSBnaphtuhites (2)

Verses

Every verse with Naphtuchim, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

1 Chronicles

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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