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Strong's H6831 צְפוֹנִי (tsephoni)

Tsephoni means “Zephonites” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6831
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 1
Books 1

Strong's H6831 Quick Answer

Strong's H6831 צְּפוֹנִי (Tsphowniy) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Tsphowniy (tsef-o-nee') adj. 1. a Tsephonite, or (collectively) descendants of Tsephon [patronymically from H6827] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include zephonites. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Tsphowniy (tsef-o-nee') adj. 1. a Tsephonite, or (collectively) descendants of Tsephon [patronymically from H6827]
Usage
1 linked usage
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
zephonites

Meaning and Definition

Tsphowniy (tsef-o-nee') adj. 1. a Tsephonite, or (collectively) descendants of Tsephon [patronymically from H6827] KJV: Zephonites. Root(s): H6827

Original Word
צְּפוֹנִי
Transliteration
Tsphowniy
Derivation
First root strongs: 6827
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6831. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Zephonite

Usage: Someone descended from Zephon who was a man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16; son of: Gad (H1410); brother of: Haggi (H2291), Shuni (H7764), Ezbon (H0675), Eri (H6179), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692); also called Zephon at Num.26.15; Group of tsiph.yon (צִפְיוֹן "Ziphion" H6837) § Zephonites, of Zephon "treasure" descendants of Zephon, the son of Gad

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How Strong's H6831 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Tsphowniy, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Zephonites Numbers 26:15

How Strong's H6831 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6831 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6831 in the Old Testament

1 indexed usage in Old Testament.

Numbers 26:15 KJV

The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

Usage Excerpts

First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H6831.

Numbers 26:15 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6831, grouped by book.

Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6831 FAQ

What does tsephoni (צְפוֹנִי) mean?

Tsephoni (Strong's H6831) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Zephonites". Tsphowniy (tsef-o-nee') adj. 1. a Tsephonite, or (collectively) descendants of Tsephon [patronymically from H6827]

How many times is tsephoni (צְפוֹנִי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H6831 across 1 book.

Where can I study tsephoni (צְפוֹנִי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6831 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tsephoni (צְפוֹנִי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as zephonites. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.