Strong's Lexicon

H5297

H5297 — נוֹף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewNophName/l.Occurrences: 7TWOT: 355

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5297
Word:נוֹף
Part of Speech:Name/l.
Etymology:a variation of H4644
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:7
Transliteration:Noph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:nofe
Meaning:1. Noph, the capital of Upper Egypt
KJV Renderings:Noph.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB4773

מֹף proper name [of a location] Memphis (Egyptian Mr-nfr , i.e. M§nn¥f§r, * M§nn¥f§ , SteindBAS i. 594 f.; Assyrian Mêmpi, Mimpi SchrCOT Isa 19:13 DlPar. 314; compare ErmanÄgypten 48, 243 EbCicerone i. 114 f.; ᵐ5 (and Gk) Μεμφις, on coins Μενφι(ς) Steindl.c.); — ׳ מ Hos 9:6 = נֹף Isa 19:13; Jer 2:16; Jer 44:1; Jer 46:14; Jer 46:19; Ezek 30:13, and יוֺמָם וְנֹף צָרֵי Ezek 30:16 (without clear meaning, probably text error Siegf in Kau; ᵐ5 (apparently) וְנָפֹצוּ מֵימֵיהֶם and their waters shall be disperesed (compare Nah 3:8); Co חומותיה ונפרצו and its walls shall be torn down); נֹף also Nah 3:15 (for ᵑ0 נא) ᵐ5 Co.


מִפְגָּע see פגע . מַפָּח, מַפֻּחַ see נפח .


מְפִ(י)בשֶׁת see ׳ מְרִיב below ריב.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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