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Zophar — the meaning of the Hebrew name צוֹפַר

צוֹפַר

Tsôwphar · pronounced tso-far' · Strong's H6691 · a man

Zophar means departing.

Built from

צָפַר tsâphar (from, H6852) — to skip about, i.e. return open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6852; departing; Tsophar, a friend of Job.

First appearance

Job 2:11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zophar

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Job

Job 2:11Job 11:1Job 20:1Job 42:9

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