Word Study · Strong's H8202 · Hebrew
שָׁפָט
Shaphat
shaw-fawt'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Shâphâṭ
“Shaphat, the name of four Israelites”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Shaphat, the name of four Israelites
Rendered in the KJV as
Shaphat.
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וְשָׁפָ֖ט2
- שָׁפָ֖ט2
- שָׁפָט֙2
- שָׁפָ֔ט1
- שָׁפָ֛ט1
How it is rendered · 2
- Shaphat6
- and Shaphat2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)6
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
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- HNpm · 6
- HC/Npm · 2
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The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Chronicles carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers1 occurrence
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 19:16שָׁפָט֙shafatproper noun (a name)You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.here: Shaphat
- 1 Kings 19:19שָׁפָט֙shafatproper noun (a name)So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.here: Shaphat
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 3:11שָׁפָ֔טshafatproper noun (a name)But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”here: Shaphat
- 2 Kings 6:31שָׁפָ֛טshafatproper noun (a name)He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”here: Shaphat
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 3:22וְשָׁפָ֖טveshafatconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The six descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons: Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat.here: and Shaphat
- 1 Chronicles 5:12וְשָׁפָ֖טveshafatconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.here: and Shaphat
- 1 Chronicles 27:29שָׁפָ֖טshafatproper noun (a name)Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon. Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.here: Shaphat