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Shophach

שׁוֹפָךְStrong’s H7780

shophakh (sho-phakh)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Shophakh is the Hebrew word usually translated “shophach”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the Syrians that were beyond the river: and Shophach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.”
1 Chronicles 19:16 KJV
Meaning
  1. The general of Hadarezeralso 'Shobach'
How it's translated
  • and shophach 1
  • shophach 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 2

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

שׁוֹפָךְ shophakh · Shophach

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.10.16; also called Shophach (NIV: Shophak) at 1Ch.19.16,18; Another name of sho.vakh (שׁוֹבַךְ "Shobach" H7731) § Shophach = "expansion" 1) the general of Hadarezer 1a) also 'Shobach'

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.