Naphisi

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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [1]

Naphisi ( 1Es 5:31 ) = Nephisim ,   Ezra 2:50; Nephushesim ,   Nehemiah 7:52 .

Fausset's Bible Dictionary [2]

(See Nephishesim .)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [3]

naf´i - sı̄ ( Ναφισί , Naphisı́ , Codex Vaticanus Ναφεισεί , Napheiseı́ ): The name of one of the families which went up out of captivity with Zerubbabel (1 Esdras 5:31) = "Nephushesim" of   Nehemiah 7:52; "Nephisim" of  Ezra 2:50 . See Naphish .

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [4]

( Ναφισί Ναφεισεί ; Vulg. Nasissin), one of the Temple servants whose "sons" returned from the exile ( 1 Esdras 5:31); evidently the NEPHISHESIM (q.v.) or Nephusim of the Heb. texts ( Nehemiah 7:52;  Ezra 2:50).

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