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Zophim — the meaning of the Hebrew name צֹפִים

צֹפִים

Tsôphîym · pronounced tso-feem' · Strong's H6839 · a place

Zophim means watchers.

Built from

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

Strong's definition

plural of active participle of H6822; watchers; Tsophim, a place East of the Jordan.

First appearance

Num 23:14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar. (KJV)

Every verse that names Zophim

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Numbers

Num 23:14

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