HebrewH6837Proper Noun (Masculine)

צִפְיוֹן

tsiph.yon

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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