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ZEPHON

Date "ZEPHON" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1663. (references)


Specialty Definition: ZEPHON

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Literature

Zephon [scarcher of secrets ]. The cherub despatched by Gabriel to find Satan, after his flight from hell. Ithuriel goes with him. (Milton: Paradise Lost, iv. 788-796.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

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Crosswords: ZEPHON

Specialty definitions using "ZEPHON": Ithuriel. (references)

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Modern Usage: ZEPHON

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Screenplays

As Melchiah and Zephon fell before my blade, I felt the Reaver's blood thirst as keenly as I ever had when I was still a vampire. (Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver II; writing credit: Amy Hennig)

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Derived & Related Names: ZEPHON

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "ZEPHON".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
ZephoN/ABiblical

Zephon

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Expression: ZEPHON

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "ZEPHON": Baal-zephon.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ZEPHON

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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zephon

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Bible Trace: ZEPHON

LanguageDateSourceNumbers Chapter 26, Verse 15
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintUioi de iouda hr kai aunan kai apeqanen hr kai aunan en gh canaan
Latin405VulgateFilii Gad per cognationes suas Sephon ab hoc familia Sephonitarum Aggi ab hoc familia Aggitarum Suni ab hoc familia Sunitarum
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd the childern of Gad in their kynredes were: Zephon of whom cometh the kynred of the Zephonites: and of Haggi cometh the kynred of the Haggites: and of Suni cometh the kynred of the Sunites:
Jacobean English1611King JamesThe children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
Victorian English1833WebsterThe children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggai, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
Basic English1964OgdenThe sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

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Matched Bible Translations: ZEPHON

LanguageNumbers Chapter 26, Verse 15
CebuanoAng mga anak nga lalake ni Gad sunod sa ilang mga panimalay: kang Zepon, mao ang panimalay sa mga Zepohanon; kang Haggi, mao ang panimalay sa mga Haggihanon; kang Suni, mao ang panimalay sa mga Sunihanon:
Chinese按 著 家 族 、 迦 得 的 眾 子 . 屬 洗 分 的 、 有 洗 分 族 . 屬 " 基 的 、 有 " 基 族 . 屬 書 尼 的 、 有 書 尼 族 .
CroatianSinovi Gadovi po svojim rodovima: od Sefona rod Sefonovaca; od Hagija rod Hagijevaca; od unija rod unijevaca;
DanishGads Sønners Slægter var følgende: Fra Zefon stammer Zefoniternes Slægt, fra Haggi Haggiternes Slægt, fra Sjuni Sjuniternes Slægt,
DutchDe zonen van Gad, naar hun geslachten: van Zefon het geslacht der Zefonieten; van Haggi het geslacht der Haggieten; van Suni het geslacht der Sunieten.
FinnishGaadin jälkeläisiä, sukujensa mukaan, olivat: Sefonista sefonilaisten suku, Haggista haggilaisten suku, Suunista suunilaisten suku,
FrenchFils de Gad, selon leurs familles: de Tsephon descend la famille des Tsephonites; de Haggi, la famille des Haggites; de Schuni, la famille des Schunites;
GermanDie Kinder Gads in ihren Geschlechtern waren: Ziphon, daher das Geschlecht der Ziphoniter kommt; Haggi, daher das Geschlecht der Haggiter kommt; Suni, daher das Geschlecht der Suniter kommt;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDari suku Gad: Kaum Zefon, Hagi, Syuni,
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaLalu segala anak-anak laki-laki Gad seturut bangsa-bangsanya: dari Zefon turunlah bangsa Zefoni, dari Hagi turunlah bangsa Hagi, dari Suni turunlah bangsa Suni,
ItalianFigli di Gad secondo le loro famiglie. Da Sefon discende la famiglia dei Sefoniti; da Agghi la famiglia degli Agghiti; da Suni la famiglia dei Suniti;
MaoriKo nga tama a Kara, i o ratou hapu: na Tepono, ko te hapu o nga Teponi: na Haki, ko te hapu o nga Haki: na Huni, ko te hapu o nga Huni.
NorwegianGads barn var efter sine ætter: Fra Sefon sefonittenes ætt, fra Haggi haggittenes ætt, fra Suni sunittenes ætt,
PortugueseOs filhos de Gade, segundo as suas famílias: de Zefom, a família dos zefonitas; de Hagui, a família dos haguitas; de Suni, a família dos sunitas;   
RumanianFiii lui Gad, dupq familiile lor: din Yefon se pogoarq familia Yefoniyilor; din Haghi, familia Haghiyilor; din Wuni, familia Wuniyilor;
SwedishGads barn, efter deras släkter, voro: Av Sefon sefoniternas släkt, av Haggi haggiternas släkt, av Suni suniternas släkt,

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Anagrams: ZEPHON

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-h-n-o-p-z"

-1 letter: phone.

-2 letters: hone, hope, nope, open, peon, phon, pone, zone.

-3 letters: eon, hen, hep, hoe, hon, hop, noh, one, ope, peh, pen, poh.

-4 letters: eh, en, he, ho, ne, no, oe, oh, on, op, pe.

 Words containing the letters "e-h-n-o-p-z"
 

+3 letters: hypnotize.

 

+4 letters: hypnotized, hypnotizes, rhizoplane.

 

+5 letters: ozonosphere, photoionize, rehypnotize, rhizoplanes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: ZEPHON


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

5A 45 50 48 4F 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01011010 01000101 01010000 01001000 01001111 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

005A 0045 0050 0048 004F 004E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

603950424948

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Names: Derived from
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Bible Trace
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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