Hebrew word · H5320

נַפְתֻּחִים

naftuchim

Naphtuhim

Appears 2 times in 2 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

People descended from Naphtuh(?) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.13; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732)

§ Naphtuhim = "openings"

an unclear reference to Egypt; perhaps Lower Egypt

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 1

  1. Genesis 10:13 נַפְתֻּחִֽים׃ [the] Naphtuhites

    Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:11 נַפְתֻּחִֽים׃ [the] Naphtuhites

    Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,

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