שְׁפַטְיָהוּ
she.phat.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H8203
Shephatiah
From: or שְׁפַטְיָהוּ; from H8199 (שָׁפַט) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has judged;
Short Definition
Shephatjah, the name of ten Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: David (H1732) and Abital (H0037); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) § Shephatiah = "Jehovah has judged" 1) a son of David by Abital; David's 5th son 2) head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel 3) another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel 4) a Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah 5) a prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah 6) the Haruphite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag 7) son of Maachah and prince of the tribe of Simeon in the time of ) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to his successor Jehoram
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
12 timesAppears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
3
Ezra
3
Nehemiah
3
2 Chronicles
1
2 Samuel
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 27:16
- 1 Chronicles 9:8
- 2 Samuel 3:4
- Ezra 2:57
- Jeremiah 38:1
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