שָׁפָט

sha.phatProper Noun (Masculine)H8202

Shaphat

From: from H8199 (שָׁפַט); judge;

Short Definition

Shaphat, the name of four Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at ; son of: Hori (H2753) § Shaphat = "judged" or "he hath judged" 1) son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land 2) father of the prophet Elisha 3) a Judaite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal line of ) a chief of the tribe of ) son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

8 times

Appears 8 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
3
1 Kings
2
2 Kings
2
Numbers
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 27:29
  • 1 Chronicles 3:22
  • 1 Chronicles 5:12
  • 1 Kings 19:16
  • 1 Kings 19:19

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.