Shaphat
שָׁפָטStrong’s H8202shaphat (sha-phat)
Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shaphat is the Hebrew word usually translated “shaphat”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
“Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.”
Meaning
- Son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land
- Father of the prophet Elisha
- A Judaite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal line of Judah
- A chief of the tribe of Gad
- Son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
- Son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land
- Father of the prophet Elisha
- A Judaite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal line of Judah
- A chief of the tribe of Gad
- Son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
- Son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land
- Father of the prophet Elisha
- A Judaite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal line of Judah
- A chief of the tribe of Gad
- Son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
- Son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land
- Father of the prophet Elisha
- A Judaite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal line of Judah
- A chief of the tribe of Gad
- Son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
- Son of Hori and the prince of Simeon chosen to spy out the promised land
- Father of the prophet Elisha
- A Judaite, son of Shemaiah and descendant of Zerubbabel in the royal line of Judah
- A chief of the tribe of Gad
- Son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
How it's translated
- shaphat 6
- and shaphat 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 3
- 1 Kings 2
- 2 Kings 2
- Numbers 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 19:16And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
- 1 Kings 19:19So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
- 2 Kings 3:11But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
- 2 Kings 6:31Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.
- 1 Chronicles 3:22And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
- 1 Chronicles 5:12Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
Hebrew dictionary
שָׁפָט shaphat · Shaphat
A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.13.5; 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 Judah 4) a chief of the tribe of Gad 5) son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
שָׁפָט shaphat · Shaphat
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.19.16; father of: Elisha (H0477) § 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 Judah 4) a chief of the tribe of Gad 5) son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
שָׁפָט shaphat · Shaphat
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.22; son of: Shemaiah (H8098B); brother of: Hattush (H2407), Igal (H3008I), Bariah (H1282) and Neariah (H5294) § 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 Judah 4) a chief of the tribe of Gad 5) son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
שָׁפָט shaphat · Shaphat
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.12 § 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 Judah 4) a chief of the tribe of Gad 5) son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
שָׁפָט shaphat · Shaphat
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.29; son of: Adlai (H5724) § 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 Judah 4) a chief of the tribe of Gad 5) son of Adlai and chief herdsman for David over the herds in the valleys
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.