Strong H5305נָפִישׁ
Naphish
- Transliteration
- nâphîysh
- Pronunciation
- naw-feesh'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
From H5314; refreshed;
{Naphish} a son of {Ishmael} and his posterity: - Naphish.
{Naphish} a son of {Ishmael} and his posterity: - Naphish.
Meaning of the name
Naphish or Nephish = "refreshment"
Detailed definition
A man of the Arabs living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.15;
son of: Ishmael (H3458);
brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258)
son of: Ishmael (H3458);
brother of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258)
In the biblical story
Naphish
Son of Ishmael, defeated by Reubenites, Gadites, and Manassites.
Naphish, a son of Ishmael, was among the Hagrite tribes defeated by the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
In the Bible
Strong H5305 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- naphish2
- nephish1
First verses
- Genesis 25:15Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:
- 1 Chronicles 1:31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
- 1 Chronicles 5:19And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and Nephish, and Nodab.