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Zephonites

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Descendants of Zephon (Num. 26:15¹⁵The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites: (Numbers 26:15)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Gad and his descendants (Num. 26:15¹⁵The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites: (Numbers 26:15)). Called ZIPHION (Gen. 46:16¹⁶And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. (Genesis 46:16)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6831 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tsphowniy

Phonic:

tsef-o-nee’

Meaning:

patronymically from 6827; a Tsephonite, or (collectively) descendants of Tsephon

KJV Usage:

Zephonites

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

patronymic of Zephon

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Descendants of Zephon or Ziphion, Num. 26:15.