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Zorphi

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. with the art. hats-Tsorephi', הִצֹּרְפַי; Sept. τοῦ Σαρεφί ; Vulg. aurificis; A.V. "the goldsmith ") is a marginal suggestion in Nehemiah 3:31, for the name of the father of Malchiah, as if a proper name, but probably without good reason.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Zorphi'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​z/zorphi.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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