H6831 H6831
the Zephonite (descendant of Zephon, member of Gadite clan)
This gentelic adjective identifies members of the Zephonite clan within the tribe of Gad. Used collectively with the definite article, it designates all the descendants of Zephon (or Ziphion) listed in the wilderness census. Such clan designations were crucial for land inheritance, military organization, and maintaining genealogical records. Numbers 26:15 uses this term to categorize this particular family group within Gad's broader tribal structure.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Collective designation for members of the Zephonite clan, descendants of Gad's son Zephon. Numbers 26:15 uses this term in the census context to identify this family group for purposes of inheritance and tribal organization. 1×
AR["الصَّفُونِيِّ"]·ben["সফোনীয়দের"]·DE["der-Zephonite"]·EN["the-Zephonite"]·FR["le-Zephonite"]·heb["ה-צפוני"]·HI["सपोनी-का"]·ID["orang-Zefon"]·IT["il-Zephonite"]·jav["tiyang-Zefon"]·KO["그-신분-의"]·PT["o-tsefonita"]·RU["Цефоново"]·ES["los-sefonitas"]·SW["Wasefoni"]·TR["-Tsefonluların"]·urd["صفونیوں-کا"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. צְפוֹנִי adj.gent. of צְפוֹן (v. foregoing); c. art. as subst. coll. Nu 26:15.—ii. צ׳ v. צפן.