Hazzelelponi
Biblical character
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Hazzelelponi[1] (Hebrew: הַצְּלֶלְפּוֹנִי Haṣṣəlelpōnī, "the shade-facing")[2] is a biblical woman mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:3. Tzelafon was named after her.
BornUnknown
KnownforSister of Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; possibly the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson
SpouseManoah (according to tradition)
ChildrenSamson, Nishyan or Nashyan (according to tradition)
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A depiction of Manoah's wife, a biblical figure sometimes identified with Hazzelelponi | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Known for | Sister of Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; possibly the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson |
| Spouse | Manoah (according to tradition) |
| Children | Samson, Nishyan or Nashyan (according to tradition) |
| Parent | Etam |
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]