Hazzelelponi Explained

Hazzelelponi
Birth Date:	Unknown
Birth Place:	Tribe of Judah, Ancient Israel
Known For:	Sister of Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; possibly the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson
Parents:	Etam
Spouse:	Manoah (according to tradition)
Children:	Samson, Nishyan or Nashyan (according to tradition)

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

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]}

See also

• List of names for the biblical nameless
• Manoah's wife

References

1. Spelled Hazelelponi in the King James Version, Asalelphuni in the Vulgate, Heselebbon (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἑσηλεββών Hesēlebbṓn) in the Septuagint, and Zelelponith (Hebrew: צְלֶלְפּוֹנִית Ṣəlelpōnīṯ) in the midrashes.
2. Book: David Mandel. The Ultimate Who's Who in the Bible. 2007. Bridge-Logos. 978-0-88270-372-5. 222.
3. Babylonian Talmud: Tractate Bava Batra Folio 91.
4. http://jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13071-samson Samson, Jewish Encyclopedia.
5. Porter, J. R. (2000). The Illustrated Guide to the Bible. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 75. .