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Zophar

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(little bird). A Naamathite, and one of the three friends of Job (Job 2:11¹¹Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. (Job 2:11)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

A Naamathite, one of Job’s three friends (Job 2:11¹¹Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. (Job 2:11); Job 11:1¹Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, (Job 11:1); Job 20:1¹Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, (Job 20:1); Job 42:9⁹So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the Lord commanded them: the Lord also accepted Job. (Job 42:9)). See JOB.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6691 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Tsowphar

Phonic:

tso-far’

Meaning:

from 6852; departing; Tsophar, a friend of Job

KJV Usage:

Zophar

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

departing early: a climber

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Constant exultation; departing; rising early; crown:―friend of Job, Job 2:11. {Exsultatio continua}