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 · חָפְנִי֙This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Yahweh of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to Yahweh, were there.1 Samuel 2:34 · חָפְנִ֖י“‘This shall be the sign to you, that shall come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall both die.1 Samuel 4:4 · חָפְנִ֖יSo the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of Armies, who sits 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 · חָפְנִ֖יThe ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.1 Samuel 4:17 · חָפְנִי֙He who brought the news answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”