People descended from Nephus(?), first mentioned at Ezr.2.50; also called Nephisim (Qere, KJV, NIV: Nephussim) at Ezr.2.50;
Group of ne.phush.sim (נְפִישְׁסִים, נפיסים "Nephushesim" H5300)
§ Nephisim = "scattered spices"
a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel