Guni
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]
Guni. 1. The eponym of a Naphtalite family, Genesis 46:24 = 1 Chronicles 7:13 (cf. Numbers 26:48 where the gentilic Gunites occurs). 2. A Gadite chief ( 1 Chronicles 5:15 ). Probably we should also read ‘the Gunite’ for ‘ Jonathan ’ in 2 Samuel 23:32; and for ‘the Gizonite ’ in 1 Chronicles 11:34 .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]
1. Genesis 46:24; 1 Chronicles 7:13; Numbers 26:48. A patronymic , the plural name implying a family as well as an individual.
2. 1 Chronicles 5:15.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
1. Son of Naphtali, whose descendants were called Gunites. Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48; 1 Chronicles 7:13 .
2. Father of Abdiel, a chief man of Gad. 1 Chronicles 5:15 .
Holman Bible Dictionary [4]
Genesis 46:24 Numbers 26:48 2 1 Chronicles 5:15
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. Guni', גּוּנִי dyed [-Gesen.] or protected [Furst]; Sept. Γυνί, but in 1 Chronicles 7:13, Γωϋνί, Vulg. Guni , the name of two men.
1. One of the sons of Naphtali (B.C. ante 1856, but not necessarily born before the migration to Egypt) ( Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:48; 1 Chronicles 7:13). His descendants are called Gunites ( Numbers 26:48).
2. Father of Abdiel, and grandfather of Ahi, which last was chieftain of the Gileadite Gadites ( 1 Chronicles 5:15). B.C. between 1093 and 782.
