Chophnîy — H2652

Definition

masculine proper noun

Chophni, an Israelite

1. Hophni = "pugilist"
2. one of the two sons of Eli who were priests at Shiloh and were noted for their brutality and lust; their sinfulness provoked a curse against their father's house and were judged by the Lord when they took the ark into battle; the ark was lost and both brothers were killed and Eli died when he heard the news

Usually translated as

Hophni

Origin

from H2651; perhaps pugilist

• Derived from Chôphen (H2651)

Occurrences

Chophnîy occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (5)

• 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 (חָפְנִי֙) 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 (חָפְנִ֖י) 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 (חָפְנִ֖י) 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 (חָפְנִ֖י) 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 (חָפְנִי֙) and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.