Shaphat — the meaning of the Hebrew name שָׁפָט

שָׁפָט

Shâphâṭ · pronounced shaw-fawt' · Strong's H8202 · a man

Shaphat means judge.

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שָׁפַט shâphaṭ (from, H8199) — to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against) open in the lexicon ›

from H8199; judge; Shaphat, the name of four Israelites.

Num 13:5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori. (KJV)

8 occurrences in 8 verses — Numbers, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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