נָפִישׁ

na.phishProper Noun (Masculine)H5305

Naphish

From: from H5314 (נָפַשׁ); refreshed;

Short Definition

Naphish, a son of Ishmael, and his posterity

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles

Genesis

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:31
1 Chronicles 5:19
Genesis 25:15

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