Nephisim
נְפִיסִיםStrong’s H5304nephisim (ne-phi-sim)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Nephisim is the Hebrew word usually translated “nephussim”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,”
Meaning
- People descended from Nephus(?), first mentioned at Ezr.2.50; also called Nephisim (Qere, KJV, NIV: Nephussim) at Ezr.2.50
How it's translated
- nephussim 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Ezra 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
נְפִיסִים nephisim · Nephisim
People descended from Nephus(?), first mentioned at Ezr.2.50; also called Nephisim (Qere, KJV, NIV: Nephussim) at Ezr.2.50; Group of ne.phush.sim (נְפִישְׁסִים, נפיסים "Nephushesim" H5300) § Nephisim = "scattered spices" a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.