Strong H2652חׇפְנִי

Hophni

Definition

From H2651; perhaps pugilist;
{Chophni} an Israelite: - Hophni.

Hophni = "pugilist"

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.3;
son of: Eli (H5941);
brother of: Phinehas (H6372H)

Hophni

A corrupt priest, son of Eli.

Hophni, along with his brother Phinehas, was a corrupt priest who served under his father Eli at the tabernacle in Shiloh.

Strong H2652 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

1 Samuel 1:3
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.
1 Samuel 2:34
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
1 Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
1 Samuel 4:11
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
1 Samuel 4:17
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.