Lexical Definition
שֻׁפִּים Shuppîym (shoop-peem') Shuppim N:N-M-P
plural of an unused noun from the same as שְׁפִיפֹן and meaning the same; serpents
Shuppim.
- § Shuppim = "serpents"
- Shuppim, an Israelite
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
Extended Information
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.12
- son of: Ir (עִיר)
- brother of: Huppim (חֻפִּים) and Maacah (מַעֲכָה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שֻׁפִּים
proper name, masculine 1. ׳שׁ 1Chr 7:15, Μαμφειν, A Σεφφειμ, ᵐ5L Σαφιν, apparently = שֻׁפִּם v1Chr 7:12, Σαπφειν, ᵐ5L Σαφαν (compare שֻׁפִּים, שְׁפוּפָם).
2. שֻׁפִּים door-keeper, 1Chr 26:16.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 7:12 · 7:15 · 26:16 |
Profile
Male • Son of Ir • Benjamite descendant, son of Ir or Iri.
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
Shuppim was a Benjamite descendant, the son of Ir (or Iri), mentioned in the genealogy of Benjamin.
- A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.12;
- only referred to as Shuppim שֻׁפִּים;
- son of Ir עִיר;
- a brother of Huppim חֻפִּים and Maacah מַעֲכָה.
Shuppim is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:12,15 as a descendant of Benjamin, specifically the son of Ir (or Iri). The genealogy in this passage traces the lineage of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Shuppim is listed along with his brother Huppim as the sons of Ir, who was a descendant of Bela, the firstborn of Benjamin.
All entries for Shuppim: שֻׁפִּים