Strong’s H2817 · Hebrew

חֲשׂוּפָא
Chăsûwphâʼ
khas-oo-faw'

Definition

Chasupha, one of the Nethinim

Etymology

or חֲשֻׂפָא; from H2834 (חָשַׂף); nakedness;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Hashupha
  • Hasupha

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