Hophni

A corrupt priest, son of Eli.

A written article for Hophni is still to come. Below and alongside: where Hophni appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1300 BC
    1100 BC
  • Hophni
    1165 BC to 1141 BC

Original word

  • חׇפְנִי hophni
    H2652
Relationships
Father: Eli Brother: Phinehas
Citations
“Hophni.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Hophni appears in Scripture

1 Samuel 1

וְעָלָה הָאִישׁ הַהוּא מֵֽעִירוֹ מִיָּמִים׀ יָמִימָה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹת וְלִזְבֹּחַ לַֽיהוָה צְבָאוֹת בְּשִׁלֹה וְשָׁם שְׁנֵי בְנֵֽי-עֵלִי חָפְנִי וּפִנְחָס כֹּֽהֲנִים לַֽיהוָֽה׃
3
And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

1 Samuel 2

וְזֶה-לְּךָ הָאוֹת אֲשֶׁר יָבֹא אֶל-שְׁנֵי בָנֶיךָ אֶל-חָפְנִי וּפִֽינְחָס בְּיוֹם אֶחָד יָמוּתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃
34
And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.

1 Samuel 4

וַיִּשְׁלַח הָעָם שִׁלֹה וַיִּשְׂאוּ מִשָּׁם אֵת אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת יֹשֵׁב הַכְּרֻבִים וְשָׁם שְׁנֵי בְנֵֽי-עֵלִי עִם-אֲרוֹן בְּרִית הָֽאֱלֹהִים חָפְנִי וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃
4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
וַֽאֲרוֹן אֱלֹהִים נִלְקָח וּשְׁנֵי בְנֵֽי-עֵלִי מֵתוּ חָפְנִי וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃
11
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
וַיַּעַן הַֽמְבַשֵּׂר וַיֹּאמֶר נָס יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וְגַם מַגֵּפָה גְדוֹלָה הָֽיְתָה בָעָם וְגַם-שְׁנֵי בָנֶיךָ מֵתוּ חָפְנִי וּפִינְחָס וַֽאֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים נִלְקָֽחָה׃
17
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.