Strong H6690צוֹפַח

Zophah

Transliteration
tsôphach
Pronunciation
tso-fakh'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From an unused root meaning to {expand} breadth;
{Tsophach} an Israelite: - Zophah.

Meaning of the name

Zophah = "a cruse"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.35;
son of: Hotham (H2369);
brother of: Imna (H3234), Shelesh (H8028) and Amal (H6000);
father of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H878)

In the biblical story

Zophah

Son of Hotham, an Asherite

Zophah was a son of Hotham (or 'Helem') and a descendant of Asher (1Ch.7.35,36).

In the Bible

Strong H6690 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • zophah2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:35
    And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal.
  2. 1 Chronicles 7:36
    The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah,
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