ZENEPHI
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ZENEPHI Lehite PN Apparently a renegade general, ca. 400 AD (Moroni 9:16) Possibly Egyptian z3-nfy, “son of Nephi/the chief,” from z3 (=sa) + nfy (q.v.) (RFS). Possibly Hebrew *s.enefî, “tiaraed, crowned, enwrapped (with turban),” nisbe from s.a-nîf, “tiara, turban” (RFS). Cf. Book of Mormon Nephi, LehiNephi, Nephihah, et al., also Zeniff
