H5320 H5320
Naphtuhim; descendant of Mizraim (Egypt), possibly representing Lower Egypt
This ethnic or geographic name appears in the Table of Nations as a descendant of Mizraim (Egypt). Genesis 10:13 and 1 Chronicles 1:11 both list Naphtuhim among Egypt's sons—representing peoples or regions associated with Egypt. Scholars have connected this name to Egyptian 'p't-m-ḥw' (the northern land), designating Lower Egypt. The Septuagint rendering and various scholarly proposals reflect uncertainty about the exact identification, but the association with the Egyptian sphere is clear from the genealogical context.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Both occurrences list Naphtuhim in the genealogy of Ham's line through Mizraim (Egypt). Genesis 10:13 states: 'Mizraim fathered Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim...' The parallel in 1 Chronicles 1:11 reproduces the same list with minor variations. In the Table of Nations, these 'descendants' often represent peoples, tribes, or regions rather than individuals. If Naphtuhim derives from Egyptian 'the northern land,' it would represent Lower Egypt or the Nile Delta region as part of Egypt's sphere. The Septuagint's various renderings (Nephthal[e]im, Nephthoseim) show ancient translators recognized this as a geographic-ethnic designation. The placement among Egyptian-related groups confirms this as part of Hamitic North African geography. 2×
AR["نَفْتوحيم", "نَفْتُوحِيمَ"]·ben["নপ্তূহীয়দের", "নফ্তুহীম"]·DE["[נפתחים]", "die-Naftuchiter"]·EN["Naphtuchim", "Naphtuhim"]·FR["Naphtuhim", "[נפתחים]"]·heb["נפתוחים", "נפתחים"]·HI["नप्तूही", "नफतुहीम-को"]·ID["orang-Naftuhim"]·IT["Naphtuhim", "[נפתחים]"]·jav["tiyang-Naftuhim"]·KO["납두힘"]·PT["Naftuchim"]·RU["Нафтухийцев"]·ES["Naftujim", "Naftujím"]·SW["Naftuhimu", "Wanaftuhu"]·TR["Naftuhim'i", "Naftuhları"]·urd["نفتوحیم"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† נַפְתֻּחִים n.pr.loc. Gn 10:13 = 1 Ch 1:11 (𝔊 Νεφθαλ(ι)ειμ, but 𝔊L in Ch Νεφθωσειμ); = pʾtʾmḥï, the northern land, i.e. Lower Egypt, according to Brugsch Hierogl. WB. Suppl. 633, and especially Erman ZAW x (1890), 118, 119 reading פתמחים. Other conj. v. Di Gn.