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Shephatiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׁפַטְיָה

שְׁפַטְיָה

Shᵉphaṭyâh · pronounced shef-at-yaw' · Strong's H8203 · a man

Shephatiah means Jah has judged.

Built from

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

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or שְׁפַטְיָהוּ; from H8199 and H3050; Jah has judged; Shephatjah, the name of ten Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 3:4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (KJV)

Every verse that names Shephatiah

13 occurrences in 13 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

2Sam 3:41Chr 3:31Chr 9:81Chr 12:61Chr 27:162Chr 21:2Ezra 2:4Ezra 2:57Ezra 8:8Neh 7:9Neh 7:59Neh 11:4Jer 38:1

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