Strong H5304נְפִיסִים
Nephisim
- Transliteration
- nephîysîym
- Pronunciation
- nef-ee-seem'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of some kind in Gentilic sense
Definition
Plural from an unused root meaning to scatter;
expansions;
{Nephisim} a Temple Servant: - Nephusim [from the margin].
expansions;
{Nephisim} a Temple Servant: - Nephusim [from the margin].
Meaning of the name
Nephisim = "scattered spices"
Detailed definition
People descended from Nephus(?), first mentioned at Ezr.2.50; also called Nephisim (Qere, KJV, NIV: Nephussim) at Ezr.2.50;
Group of ne.phush.sim (נְפִישְׁסִים, נפיסים "Nephushesim" H5300)
Group of ne.phush.sim (נְפִישְׁסִים, נפיסים "Nephushesim" H5300)
In the biblical story
Nephushesim
Family of temple servants who returned from exile.
The Nephushesim (or Nephisim) were a family of temple servants who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity.
In the Bible
Strong H5304 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nephishesim1
- nephusim1
First verses
- Ezra 2:50The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
- Nehemiah 7:52The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,