Hebrew word · H8206

שֻׁפִּים

leshupim

Shuppim

Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.12;

son of: Ir (H5893);

brother of: Huppim (H2650) and Maacah (H4601M)

§ Shuppim = "serpents"

1) son of Iri or Ir, grandson of Bela, and great grandson of Benjamin

2) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah, and in charge of the West Gate of the temple in the time of David

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

1 Chronicles · 3

  1. 1 Chronicles 7:12 וְשֻׁפִּ֤ם and Shuppim

    The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir, and the Hushites were descendants of Aher.

  2. 1 Chronicles 7:15 וּלְשֻׁפִּ֔ים and for Shuppim

    Machir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. The name of his sister was Maacah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.

  3. 1 Chronicles 26:16 לְשֻׁפִּ֤ים to Shuppim

    The lots for the West Gate and the Shallecheth Gate on the ascending highway fell to Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.

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