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nā´fish (× ×¤×™×©×, naÌ„phı̄sh; ÎαφεÌÏ‚, NapheÌs, D, ÎαφεÌθ, NapheÌth): A son of Ishmael (; ). Naphish, along with other Hagrite clans, was overwhelmingly defeated by the Israelite tribes on the East of the Jordan (, the King James Version “Nephishâ€). Their descendants are mentioned among the Nethinim by the name “Nephisim,†the King James Version and the Revised Version margin “Nephusim†(); “Nephushesim,†the King James Version and the Revised Version margin “Nephishesim†(); “Naphisi†(1 Esdras 5:31).