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N-proper-ms  |  3× in 1 sense
Zepho/Zephi; personal name of an Edomite chief, grandson of Esau through Eliphaz
Zepho (also spelled Zephi) was an Edomite leader, son of Eliphaz and grandson of Esau. Genesis 36:11, 15 list him among the chiefs of Edom, while 1 Chronicles 1:36 uses the variant spelling Zephi. The name appears in genealogical records tracing Esau's descendants who became tribal leaders in Edom. The spelling variation between Genesis and Chronicles is typical of parallel genealogical texts. Cross-linguistic evidence reflects both forms (Zepho/Zefo and Zephi/Tsefi), with bracketed references marking the variant spelling.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — Three genealogical references identify this Edomite chief, with minor spelling variation between Genesis (Zepho) and Chronicles (Zephi). The name appears in lists of Esau's descendants who became 'chiefs' or 'leaders' in Edom—the tribal structure of Israel's brother nation. The German and French bracket the variant '[צפי]', noting the textual difference. The name may derive from a root meaning 'gaze' or 'watching', though the text provides no etymological explanation. 3×
DISCOURSE_NAMES › Names of Persons and Places › Personal Names
AR["صَفي", "صَفُو"]·ben["সফী", "সফো", "সফোর"]·DE["Zefo", "[צפי]"]·EN["Tsephi", "Zepho"]·FR["Zepho", "[צפי]"]·heb["צפו", "צפי"]·HI["सपी", "सपो"]·ID["Sefi", "Zefo"]·IT["Zepho", "[צפי]"]·jav["Séfi", "Zefo"]·KO["스바와", "스바의", "스비"]·PT["Tsefi", "Tsefo"]·RU["Цефи", "Цефо"]·ES["Tsefi", "Tsefo"]·SW["Sefi", "Zefo"]·TR["Tsefi", "Tsefo"]·urd["صفو", "صفی"]
Gen 36:11, Gen 36:15, 1 Chr 1:36
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† צְפוֹ, צְפִי n.pr.m. Σωφαρ: in Edom (? gaze, gazing);—צְפוֹ Gn 36:11, 15 + v 43 (ins. prob. after עירם; cf. LagSept. Stud. ii. 10, 1, 178; 37, 1, 270 NesMar. 12) = צְפִי 1 Ch 1:36.