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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Naphtuhim


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Naphtuhim Naphtuhim

The Naphtuhim are descendants of Mizraim, who is a son of Ham, who is a son of Noah.

The name Naphtuhim may have reminded a Hebrew audience of the verb patah (patah 1854 & 1855).
The verb patah (patah 1854) means to open. It is used in conjunction with mouth, eyes, hands, etc. It may also mean to loose or untie, or even humiliate. Derivatives are: patah (petah 1854a), opening, doorway; patah (petah 1854b), opening, unfolding; pithon (pithon 1854c), opening; petiha (petiha 1854d), drawn sword; miptah (miptah 1854e), opening, uttering; mapteah (mapteah 1854f), key.
The verb patah (patah 1855) means to engrave or carve. A derivative is pittuah (pittuah 1855a), engraving.

To a Hebrew audience the name Naphtuhim probably meant Openers or Engravers.



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