Strong's Number 2652
Transliteration:
Chophniy
{khof-nee'}
Word Origin:
Part of Speech:
proper name masculine
Usage in the KJV:
Hophni 5
Total: 5
Definition:
Hophni = "pugilist"
- 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