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1 Samuel 4:11

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Masoretic Text 1524

H727 And the ark וארון

H430 of God אלהים

H3947 was taken נלקח

H8147 and the two ושׁני

H1121 sons בני

H5941 of Eli עלי

H4191 were slain מתו

H2652 Hophni חפני

H6372 and Phinehas ופינחס׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

And

the

H727 ark

H430 God

was

H3947 taken

and

the

H8147 two

H1121 sons

H5941 Eli

H2652 Hophni

and

H6372 Phinehas

were

H4191 slain

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H2652

Hebrew: חׇפְנִי

Transliteration: Chophnîy

Pronunciation: khof-nee'

Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine

Bible Usage: Hophni.

Definition:

perhaps pugilist; {Chophni} an Israelite

Hophni = "pugilist"

1. 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

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906