Hazzelelponi

Hazzelelponi^[1] (Hebrew: הַצְּלֶלְפּוֹנִי Haṣṣəlelpōnī, "the shade-facing")^[2] is a biblical woman mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:3. Tzelafon was named after her.

Hazzelelponi was a daughter of a man named Etam and thus a descendant of Judah.

She was also a sister of Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash, of the tribe of Judah.

Zelelponith[edit]

Under the name Zelelponith, she is referred to in rabbinical sources—Midrash Numbers Rabbah Naso 10 and Bava Batra 91a^[3]—as being the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson, the famous judge.

According to the ancient Rabbinic tradition, Hazzelelponi was married to Manoah. She also had a daughter called Nishyan or Nashyan.^[4]^[5]

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^ Spelled Hazelelponi in the King James Version, Asalelphuni in the Vulgate, Heselebbon (Ancient Greek: Ἑσηλεββών Hesēlebbṓn) in the Septuagint, and Zelelponith (Hebrew: צְלֶלְפּוֹנִית Ṣəlelpōnīṯ) in the midrashes.
^ David Mandel (2007). The Ultimate Who's Who in the Bible. Bridge-Logos. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-88270-372-5.
^ Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Bava Batra Folio 91.
^ Samson, Jewish Encyclopedia. "The mother of Samson [was named] Zlelponith, and his sister, Nashyan."
^ Porter, J. R. (2000). The Illustrated Guide to the Bible. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-7607-2278-1.

[1] Spelled Hazelelponi in the King James Version, Asalelphuni in the Vulgate, Heselebbon (Ancient Greek: Ἑσηλεββών Hesēlebbṓn) in the Septuagint, and Zelelponith (Hebrew: צְלֶלְפּוֹנִית Ṣəlelpōnīṯ) in the midrashes.

[Mandel2007-2] David Mandel (2007). The Ultimate Who's Who in the Bible. Bridge-Logos. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-88270-372-5.

[3] Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Bava Batra Folio 91.

[4] Samson, Jewish Encyclopedia. "The mother of Samson [was named] Zlelponith, and his sister, Nashyan."

[5] Porter, J. R. (2000). The Illustrated Guide to the Bible. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 75. ISBN 0-7607-2278-1.

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