ḥofnī חׇפְנִי ‘Hophni’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from ḥōfen חֹ֫פֶן ‘palm’
Roots:
חופן
ḥofnī pr n m pers
Hophni = "pugilist"
1) one of the two sons of Eli who were priests at Shiloh and were noted for their brutality and lust; their sinfulness provoked a curse against their father's house and were judged by the Lord when they took the ark into battle; the ark was lost and both brothers were killed and Eli died when he heard the news