Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2202 |
|---|---|
| Word: | זִפרוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from an unused root (meaning to be fragrant) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Ziphron |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | zi-frone' |
| Meaning: | 1. Ziphron, a place in Israel |
| KJV Renderings: | Ziphron. |
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[זִפְרֹן] proper name [of a location] only with ה locative זִפְרֹ֫נָה Num 34:9, place on northern boundary of Canaan; ᵐ5 Δεφρωνα, Ἐφρωνα; ᵐ5 L Ζεφρωνα; site dubious, WetzstHauran 88 proposes Ζιφρᾶν, northeast from Damascus; FurrerZPV viii. 28 BdPal 397 (' perhaps ') Za±ferâne , between „umƒ and Hamath ; Di rejects both.
