שָׁפָט
shafat · Shaphat
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8202 · appears 8 times in the Bible
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shafat (שָׁפָט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shaphat”.
A scout from the tribe of Simeon; other men bear the same name. It means "judge."
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sha·fat
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Numbers 13:5
of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;
- 1 Kings 19:16
and Jehu son of Nimshi you shall anoint as king over Israel; and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.
- 1 Kings 19:19
He went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat, who was plowing, twelve yoke of oxen were before him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed over to him and threw his cloak on him.
- 2 Kings 3:11
Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here a prophet of YHWH, that we may consult YHWH through him?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”
- 2 Kings 6:31
He said, “Thus may Elohim do to me, and thus may he add, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat stays on him today!”
- 1 Chronicles 3:22
And the sons of Shecaniah: Shemaiah. And the sons of Shemaiah: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
- 1 Chronicles 5:12
Joel the head, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat, in Bashan.
- 1 Chronicles 27:29
over the cattle that grazed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; and over the cattle in the valleys was Shaphat son of Adlai;