HebrewH6837Proper Noun (Masculine)
צִפְיוֹן
tsiph.yon
“Ziphion”
1Occurrences
H6837Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Tsiphjon, an Israelite
from H6822 (צָפָה); watch-tower;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Gad (H1410); brother of: Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Eri (H6179), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692); also called Zephon at ; § Ziphion = "lookout" 1) a son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Zephonites 1a) also 'Zephon'
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
צִפְיוֹן appears 1 time in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Genesis
1
Key Passages
Genesis 46:16BSB
The sons of Gad: Ziphion, Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.
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