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Shephatiah

שְׁפַטְיָהוּStrong’s H8203

shephatyah (she-phat-yah)

Appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Shephatyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “shephatiah”. It appears in 13 verses of the Old Testament.

“And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;”
2 Samuel 3:4 KJV
Meaning
  1. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  2. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  3. Head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  4. Another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  5. A Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah
  6. A prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah
  7. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  8. Head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  9. Another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  10. A Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah
  11. A prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah
  12. The Haruphite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag
  13. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  14. Head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  15. Another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  16. A Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah
  17. A prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah
  18. The Haruphite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag
  19. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  20. Head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  21. Another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  22. A Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah
  23. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  24. Head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  25. Another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  26. A Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah
  27. A prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah
  28. The Haruphite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag
  29. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  30. Head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  31. Another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  32. A Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah
  33. A prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah
  34. The Haruphite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag
  35. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  36. Head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  37. Another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  38. A Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah
  39. A prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah
  40. A son of David by Abital; David's 5th son
  41. Head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  42. Another head of a family of exiles returning from Babylon with Zerubbabel
  43. A Judaite, son of Mahalaleel and father of Amariah
  44. A prince of Judah, son of Mattan and one of the counsellors who advised king Zedekiah of Judah to kill the prophet Jeremiah
  45. The Haruphite, one of David's mighty warriors who joined him at Ziklag
How it's translated
  • shephatiah 11
  • and shephatiah 2

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 4
  • Ezra 3
  • Nehemiah 3
  • 2 Samuel 1
  • 2 Chronicles 1
  • Jeremiah 1

6 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.4; 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 …

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.8; son of: Reuel (H7467H); father of: Meshullam (H4918L) § 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 …

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.12.5 § 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 …

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.16; son of: Maacah (H4601P) § 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 …

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.21.2; son of: Jehoshaphat (H3092I); brother of: Jehoram (H3088), Azariah (H5838Q), Jehiel (H3171J), Zechariah (H2148J), Azariahu (H5838R) and Michael (H4317O) § 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 …

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.4 § 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 …

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.57 § 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 …

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.4; son of: Mahalalel (H4111H); father of: Amariah (H0568N) § 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 …

שְׁפַטְיָהוּ shephatyah · Shephatiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1; son of: Mattan (H4977H) § 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 …

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.