Lexical Definition

‎שָׁפָט‎ Shâphâṭ (shaw-fawt') Shaphat ^N:N-M-P
from ‎שָׁפַט‎; judge

Shaphat.

• § Shaphat = "judged" or "he hath judged"
• Shaphat, the name of four Israelites

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שָׁפָט‎ proper name, masculine (he hath judged); — usually Σαφατ[θ]:

1. father of Elilsha 1Kgs 19:16; 1Kgs 19:19; 2Kgs 3:11; 2Kgs 6:31.

2. prince of Simeon Num 13:5.

3. grandson of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:22.

4. Gaddite chief 1Chr 5:12 (Σαβατ, Σαφαμ [ν]).

5. herdsman of David 1Chr 27:29 (Σωφαν, A Σωφατ, ᵐ5^L Σαφατ).

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