Naphish — the meaning of the Hebrew name נָפִישׁ

נָפִישׁ

Nâphîysh · pronounced naw-feesh' · Strong's H5305 · a man

Naphish means refreshed.

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נָפַשׁ nâphash (from, H5314) — to breathe open in the lexicon ›

from H5314; refreshed; Naphish, a son of Ishmael, and his posterity.

Gen 25:15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah: (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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