Rock badger
שָׁפָןStrong’s H8227shaphan (sha-phan)
Appears in 28 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shaphan is the Hebrew word usually translated “shaphan”, “rock badger” and “rock badgers”. It appears in 28 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.”
Meaning
- Rock badger, coney, the hyrax
- Secretary or scribe of king Josiah of Judah
- Father of Ahikam in the time of king Josiah of Judahimprobably the same as 2
- Father of Elasah in the time of the prophet Jeremiahperhaps the same as 3
- A scribe and father of Gemariahperhaps the same as 2
- Father of Jaazaniah in the time of Ezekielperhaps the same as 2
- Secretary or scribe of king Josiah of Judah
- Father of Ahikam in the time of king Josiah of Judahimprobably the same as 2
- Father of Elasah in the time of the prophet Jeremiahperhaps the same as 3
- A scribe and father of Gemariahperhaps the same as 2
- Father of Jaazaniah in the time of Ezekielperhaps the same as 2
How it's translated
- shaphan 29
- the rock badger 2
- and shaphan 1
- for the rock badgers 1
- rock badgers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 11
- 2 Kings 7
- 2 Chronicles 5
- Leviticus 1
- Deuteronomy 1
- Psalms 1
8 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Deuteronomy 14:7Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
- 2 Kings 22:3And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
- 2 Kings 22:8And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
- 2 Kings 22:9And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Kings 22:10And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
- 2 Kings 22:12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
Hebrew dictionary
שָׁפָן shaphan · rock badger
rock badger, coney, the hyrax
שָׁפָן shaphan · Shaphan
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.3; son of: Azaliah (H0683); father of: Ahikam (H0296), Elasah (H0501J), Gemariah (H1587H) § Shaphan = "coney" 1) secretary or scribe of king Josiah of Judah 2) father of Ahikam in the time of king Josiah of Judah 2a) improbably the same as 2 3) father of Elasah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 3a) perhaps the same as 3 4) a scribe and father of Gemariah 4a) perhaps the same as 2 5) father of Jaazaniah in the time of Ezekiel 5a) perhaps the same as 2
שָׁפָן shaphan · Shaphan
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezk.8.11; father of: Jaazaniah (H2970H) § Shaphan = "coney" 1) secretary or scribe of king Josiah of Judah 2) father of Ahikam in the time of king Josiah of Judah 2a) improbably the same as 2 3) father of Elasah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 3a) perhaps the same as 3 4) a scribe and father of Gemariah 4a) perhaps the same as 2 5) father of Jaazaniah in the time of Ezekiel 5a) perhaps the same as 2
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.