Shepham — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׁפָם

שְׁפָם

Shᵉphâm · pronounced shef-awm' · Strong's H8221 · a place

Shepham means bare spot.

Built from

שָׁפָה shâphâh (probably from, H8192) — to abrade, i.e. bare open in the lexicon ›

probably from H8192; bare spot; Shepham, a place in or near Palestine.

Num 34:10 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazar–enan to Shepham: (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Numbers

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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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