Given name
Zelophehad
“first rupture”
Zelophehad is a masculine given name from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewצלפחד
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Zelophehad means “first rupture.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Zelophehad appears in Numbers 26:33, 1 Chronicles 7:15, Numbers 36:2-13 and 1 other passage.
- Numbers 26:33
- 1 Chronicles 7:15
- Numbers 36:2-13
- Joshua 17:3-6
From biblical name research
Zelophehad’s family of names
In English usage, Zelophehad was borrowed from the Hebrew form צלפחד.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 6
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