Ziphion — the meaning of the Hebrew name צִפְיוֹן

צִפְיוֹן

Tsiphyôwn · pronounced tsif-yone' · Strong's H6837 · a man

Ziphion means watch-tower.

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צָפָה tsâphâh (from, H6822) — properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance open in the lexicon ›

from H6822; watch-tower; Tsiphjon, an Israelite.

Gen 46:16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Genesis

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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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