shefatya · Shephatiah

What it means

shefatya (שְׁפַטְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shephatiah”.

The name of several men; among them the fifth son of David, born of Abital. It means "YHWH has judged".

How to say it

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.

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×1
• 1 Chronicles×4
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Ezra×3
• Nehemiah×3
• Jeremiah×1

• 2 Samuel 3:4

  and the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

• 1 Chronicles 3:3

  the fifth, Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah his wife.

• 1 Chronicles 9:8

  and Ibneiah the son of Jeroham; and Elah the son of Uzzi, the son of Michri; and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

• 1 Chronicles 12:5

  Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and Shephatiah the Haruphite;

• 1 Chronicles 27:16

  Over the tribes of Israel: for the Reubenites, the leader was Eliezer son of Zichri; for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;

• 2 Chronicles 21:2

  He had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

• Ezra 2:4

  the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two;

• Ezra 2:57

  the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Ami.

• Ezra 8:8

  and of the sons of Shephatiah, Zebadiah the son of Michael, and with him eighty males;

• Nehemiah 7:9

  the sons of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy-two;

• Nehemiah 7:59

  the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of Hattil, the sons of Pochereth-hazzebaim, and the sons of Amon.

• Nehemiah 11:4

  And in Jerusalem lived some of the sons of Judah and of the sons of Benjamin. Of the sons of Judah: Athaiah son of Uzziah, son of Zechariah, son of Amariah, son of Shephatiah, son of Mahalalel, of the sons of Perez;

• Jeremiah 38:1

  Shephatiah son of Mattan and Gedaliah son of Pashhur and Jucal son of Shelemiah and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard the words that Jeremiah was speaking to all the people, saying,