Strong H6837צִפְיוֹן

Ziphion

Transliteration: tsiphyôn
Pronunciation: tsif-yone'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H6822; watch tower;
{Tsiphjon} an Israelite: - Ziphion. Compare H6827 .

Meaning of the name

Ziphion = "lookout"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16;
son of: Gad (H1410);
brother of: Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H675), Eri (H6179), Arod (H720) and Areli (H692); also called Zephon at Num.26.15;

In the biblical story

Ziphion

Son of Gad, progenitor of the Zephonites

Ziphion (or Zephon), a son of Gad, was the ancestor of the Zephonite clan (Gen.46.16; Num.26.15,15).

In the Bible

Strong H6837 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Genesis 46:16
And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

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Occurrences by book

Genesis1

Related words

Word family

צָפָהto watchH6822