Zelophehad

English

Etymology

From Hebrew צְלָפְחָד (ts'lofchád, “Zelophehad”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɪˈlɒfɪhæd/

Proper noun

Zelophehad

1. (very rare outside the Bible) A male given name from Hebrew.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Number 26:33:
     :

     And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Further reading

• Zelophehad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia