A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.3; son of: Eli (H5941); brother of: Phinehas (H6372H) § Hophni = "pugilist" 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
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H2652 — חׇפְנִי
choph.ni · Hophni · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
1 Samuel 1:3 · חָפְנִי֙And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there.1 Samuel 2:34 · חָפְנִ֖יAnd this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.1 Samuel 4:4 · חָפְנִ֖יSo the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth above the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.1 Samuel 4:11 · חָפְנִ֖יAnd the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.1 Samuel 4:17 · חָפְנִי֙And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.