(Heb. Tsephon',
öְôåֹï
, watch; Sept.
Óáöώí
: Vulg. Sephon), first named of the -seven sons of Gad (Num_26:15) and'progenitor of the family of the Zephonites (Heb. with the art. hats-Tsephoni',
äִöְּôéּðַé
; Sept.
ὁ Óáöùíß
; Vulg. Sephonifte). In Genesis 46, 16 his name is written Ziphion (Heb. Tsiphyon',
äִöְּôéåֹï
; Sept.
Óáöώí
.Vulg. Sephion). B.C. 1874.