Hebrew word · H8202

שָׁפָט

shafat

Shaphat

Appears 8 times in 8 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

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

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Numbers · 1

  1. Numbers 13:5 שָׁפָ֖ט Shaphat

    from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;

1 Kings · 2

  1. 1 Kings 19:16 שָׁפָט֙ Shaphat

    You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

  2. 1 Kings 19:19 שָׁפָט֙ Shaphat

    So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.

2 Kings · 2

  1. 2 Kings 3:11 שָׁפָ֔ט Shaphat

    But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”

    Here: Elisha's father, a farmer from Abel-meholah (1 Kings 19:16, 19). The name means "he has judged". It shares its root with Jeho-shaphat, so the two names sound alike.

  2. 2 Kings 6:31 שָׁפָ֛ט Shaphat

    He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”

    Here: Elisha's father (1 Kgs 19:16, 19). The name comes from the root "to judge." The full name makes the oath precise and public.

1 Chronicles · 3

  1. 1 Chronicles 3:22 וְשָׁפָ֖ט and Shaphat

    The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.

  2. 1 Chronicles 5:12 וְשָׁפָ֖ט and Shaphat

    Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.

  3. 1 Chronicles 27:29 שָׁפָ֖ט Shaphat

    Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.

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