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nāfīš נָפִישׁ ‘Naphish’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāfaš נָפַשׁ ‘be refreshed’
Roots: נפשׁ

nāfīš pr n m pers
Naphish or Nephish = "refreshment"
1) the next to last son of Ishmael
2) an Arabian tribe

Mentioned in Genesis 25:15 1 Chronicles 1:31, 5:19

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