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Shephi — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׁפוֹ

שְׁפוֹ

Shᵉphôw · pronounced shef-o' · Strong's H8195 · a man · also spelled Shepho

Shephi means Shepho or Shephi, an Idumaean.

Built from

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

Strong's definition

or שְׁפִי; from H8192; baldness (compare H8205); Shepho or Shephi, an Idumaean.

First appearance

Gen 36:23 And the children of Shobal were these; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shephi

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 36:231Chr 1:40

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