HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6691
צוֹפַר
tso.phar — Zophar
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Job.2.11 § Zophar = "sparrow" the 3rd friend of Job
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Zophar
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5284
נַעֲמָתִי
na.a.ma.ti — Naamathite
Someone descended from Naamath(?), first mentioned at Job.2.11 § Naamathite, of Naamah "pleasantness" an inhabitant of Naamah ; describes Zophar the friend of Job
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8037
שַׁמָּא
sham.ma — Shammah
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.23.11; son of: Agee (H0089) § Shamma = "desert" an Asherite, son of Zophar
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Chirping, one of Job’s friends who came to condole with him in his distress (Job 2:11. The LXX. render here “king of the Mineans” = Ma’in, Maonites, Judg. 10:12, in Southern Arabia). He is called a Naamathite, or an inhabitant of some unknown place called Naamah.
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.