Hazzelelponi

Hazzelelponi Name meanings & History

Hazzelelponi is a Hebrew name. The name Hazzelelponi means 'God has given me flexibility'. It is derived from the Hebrew words 'El' meaning 'God', 'panim' meaning 'face', and 'hatsal' meaning 'to save or deliver'. In the Bible, Hazzelelponi was the name of the daughter of a man named Etam, and her name was given to her because she was born during a time of drought and her mother asked God for rain. A Biblical Hebrew name meaning ‘the shade-facing’. She was known as the daughter of Etam and a descendant of Judah, along with being the sister of Idbash, Ishma and Jezreel. In rabbinical sources, she was under the name ‘Zelelponith’ and was the wife of Manoah and mother of Samson. She also had a daughter called Nishyan / Nashyan. In the Vulgate version of the Bible her name translates to ‘Asalelphuni’ and in the Septuagint version her name translates to ‘Heselebbon’. Hazzelelponi is mostly used as a first name for baby girls, and it is popular among Jewish and Hebrew-speaking communities.