Word Study · Strong's H5297 · Hebrew
נֹף
Noph
nofe
Strong's 1890 spelling: Nôph
“Noph, the capital of Upper Egypt”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Noph, the capital of Upper Egypt
Rendered in the KJV as
Noph.
- 7occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 7 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- בְנֹ֖ף1
- וּבְנֹ֔ף1
- וְנֹ֖ף1
- מִנֹּ֔ף1
- נֹ֑ף1
- נֹ֖ף1
- נֹף֙1
How it is rendered · 5
- Memphis3
- and in Memphis1
- and Memphis1
- from Memphis1
- in Memphis1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)3
- preposition + proper noun (a name)2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpl · 3
- HR/Npl · 2
- HC/Npl · 1
- HC/R/Npl · 1
All 7, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Jeremiah4 occurrences
- Jeremiah 2:16נֹ֖ףnofproper noun (a name)The men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.here: Memphis
- Jeremiah 44:1וּבְנֹ֔ףuvenofconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)This is the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Jews living in the land of Egypt—in Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis—and in the land of Pathros:here: and in Memphis
- Jeremiah 46:14בְנֹ֖ףvenofpreposition + proper noun (a name)“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it in Memphis and Tahpanhes: ‘Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword devours those around you.’here: in Memphis
- Jeremiah 46:19נֹף֙nofproper noun (a name)Pack your bags for exile, O daughter dwelling in Egypt! For Memphis will be laid waste, destroyed and uninhabited.here: Memphis
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 30:13מִנֹּ֔ףminofpreposition + proper noun (a name)This is what the Lord GOD says: I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will instill fear in that land.here: from Memphis
- Ezekiel 30:16וְנֹ֖ףvenofconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)I will set fire to Egypt, Pelusium will writhe in anguish, Thebes will be split open, and Memphis will face daily distress.here: and Memphis