Naphtuhim
נַפְתֻּחִיםStrong’s H5320naphtuchim (naph-tu-chim)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Naphtuchim is the Hebrew word usually translated “naphtuhites”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,”
Meaning
- People descended from Naphtuh(?) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.13; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732)
How it's translated
- naphtuhites 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
נַפְתֻּחִים naphtuchim · Naphtuhim
People descended from Naphtuh(?) of the Egyptians, first mentioned at Gen.10.13; descended from Egypt (H4714); along with Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732) § Naphtuhim = "openings" an unclear reference to Egypt; perhaps Lower Egypt
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.