HazzelelponiSpelled Hazelelponi in the King James Version, Asalelphuni in the Vulgate, Heselebbon ( Hesēlebbṓn) in the Septuagint, and Zelelponith ( Ṣəlelpōnīṯ) in the midrashes. ( Haṣṣəlelpōnī, "the shade-facing") 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 91aBabylonian Talmud: Tractate Bava Batra Folio 91.—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.Samson, Jewish Encyclopedia. "The mother of Samson [was named] Zlelponith, and his sister, Nashyan."Porter, J. R. (2000). The Illustrated Guide to the Bible. New York: Barnes & Noble Books. p. 75. .
See also List of names for the biblical nameless Manoah's wife
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