Strongs Number: H8202
- Hebrew Word
- שָׁפָט
- Transliteration
- Shâphâṭ
- Phonetic
- shaw-fawt'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
judge; {Shaphat} the name of four Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Shaphat = "judged" or "he hath judged"
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
- Origin
- From H8199
- Bible Usage
- Shaphat.