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NAVE: Naphish
EBD: Naphish
SMITH: NAPHISH
ISBE: NAPHISH
Naphish
In Bible versions:
Naphish: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
son of Ishmael son of Abraham and Hagar
a people of some sort
the soul; he that rests, refreshes himself, or respires ( --> same as Nephish)
a people of some sort
the soul; he that rests, refreshes himself, or respires ( --> same as Nephish)
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Naphish (32° 48´, 35° 56´)
Hebrew
Strongs #05305: vypn Naphiysh
Naphish or Nephish = "refreshment"1) the next to last son of Ishmael
2) an Arabian tribe
5305 Naphiysh naw-feesh'
from 5314; refreshed; Naphish, a son of Ishmael, and hisposterity:-Naphish.
see HEBREW for 05314
Naphish [EBD]
refresher, one of the sons of Ishmael (Gen. 25:15; 1 Chr. 1:31). He was the father of an Arab tribe.
NAPHISH [SMITH]
(refreshment), the last but one of the sons of Ishmael. (Genesis 25:15; 1 Chronicles 1:31)NAPHISH [ISBE]
NAPHISH - na'-fish (naphish; Naphes, D, Napheth): A son of Ishmael (Gen 25:15; 1 Ch 1:31). Naphish, along with other Hagrite clans, was overwhelmingly defeated by the Israelite tribes on the East of the Jordan (1 Ch 5:19, the King James Version "Nephish"). Their descendants are mentioned among the Nethinim by the name "Nephisim," the King James Version and the Revised Version margin "Nephusim" (Ezr 2:50); "Nephushesim," the King James Version and the Revised Version margin "Nephishesim" (Neh 7:52); "Naphisi" (1 Esdras 5:31).